“Had I Not Fought With Gautam Gambhir…”: Retired India Star’s Big Revelation | Cricket News

Former Indian cricket workforce batter Manoj Tiwary opened up about how a struggle with then skipper Gautam Gambhir minimize quick his stint with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tiwary was an integral a part of the aspect between 2010 and 2013 with the batter scoring the successful boundary when the franchise claimed their first IPL title below Gambhir’s captaincy. However, in an interview with Anandabazar Patrika following his retirement from home cricket, Tiwary mentioned that he would have performed for KKR for 2-3 extra years if the spat with Gambhir didn’t occur and the added affiliation with the franchise would doubtless have resulted in additional monetary positive factors for the cricketer. 

“During my stint with KKR, I had a big fight with Gambhir in the dressing room. That never came to light. KKR became the champion in 2012. At that time, I managed to hit the boundary and the team won. That gave me a chance to play for the team one more year. Had I not fought with Gambhir in 2013, maybe I would have played for another 2-3 years. That means the amount I was supposed to get as per the contract would have gone up. Bank balance would have strengthened. But I never thought about that.”

Tiwary additionally revealed his disappointment at how Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) struggled to get their workforce composition proper when he was a part of the aspect between 2008 and 2009. Following an absence of alternatives, he requested the workforce administration headed by coach Gary Kirsten to launch him if they might not give him sport time and it ended up backfiring because the batter misplaced his contract with the franchise.

“Gary Kirsten was the coach when I played for Delhi Capitals. I was seeing in front of my eyes in one match after another that the first eleven was not going well. The combination is not correct. Eligible cricketers were not getting a chance to play. Many were out due to injuries. The results of the team were not good. I went straight and said, leave me if you can’t put me in the XI. My contract then was ₹2.8 crore. I never thought that if I said this, they would misunderstand me and leave me. Never thought of my loss.”