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" I am talking as an Indian and not as as a cricketer. I believe we should not have any ties or relationship with Pakistan. For me, it is very important to protect our people. "

Gautam Gambhir

Relationship

People

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" Things happen on the field. It has happened between me and other players, but we always left it out there. "

Gautam Gambhir

Things Happen

Always

" I've always wanted to do something for the defence forces - I've always said that the Army always has been my first love. It's about what they do selflessly for the country. "

" White ball cricket can be taxing on bowlers and can be a distraction for a youngster, too. "

" When you go out on the field, you don't go out to make friends... I play to win the game and not just to compete. "

" If a youngster can come up to me and share his problems or share his experiences or share something that he does off cricket, that can obviously help you build a better relation with one-on-one, and that can help you captain him on the cricket field. "

Gautam Gambhir

Better

Help

" Yes, it is always good to contribute, but the most important thing is where we finish on the points table. That is more important to me than how many runs I score. "

Gautam Gambhir

Always

Yes

" I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down. "

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" Youngsters getting hooked to IPL is a dangerous sign for Indian cricket. "

" Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to do all that. "

" Ravi Shastri has been claiming that Indian team was very successful under him, but he never told us that India lost ODI series to Bangladesh, lost ODI series to South Africa at home. "

Gautam Gambhir

Team

Africa

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