Gautam Gambhir, the Indian opening batsman, felt this need as a player in a team full of batting stars. ‘Gary (Kirsten, the coach) told me, he said, how much importance and quality I brought to the side. “You are the one who can anchor the innings, and at the same time you can attack.” When you get to know this from a person who has played more than a hundred Tests and who is the coach, then you tell yourself, look, even you are equally important. That has made me comfortable. Earlier no one ever told me what importance I brought to the side. I always used to feel, what I am doing in this side
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