Gautam Gambhir regrets not joining Indian Army

Mumbai Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir revealed that he regrets not joining the Indian Army. Gambhir is one of the successful Indian cricketers and has earned praise in international cricket as well as in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gambhir was a part of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup. He made important contributions with the bat in the finals of both the tournaments. In the IPL arena, the 42-year-old is the second most successful captain after Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni as he led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.

Despite his success as a cricketer, Gambhir deeply regrets not being able to fulfill his desire of joining the Indian Army. Speaking to Cyrus Borcha on the podcast ‘Knights Dugout’, the former Kolkata Knight Riders captain said that the Army has always remained his first love, adding that he joined the National Defense Academy (NDA) when he was in Class 11. Thought about joining.”I love the Army.

He is always my first love. The only regret is that he could not join the army. And I thought of it when I was in 11th grade. My mother asked me what I wanted to do and I said I wanted to join NDA, but destiny had its own will and I could not join NDA. Gautam Gambhir said. Gautam Gambhir’s love for the Indian Army is well known as his foundation is bearing the expenses of the education of the children of the brave martyrs killed in the Pulwama attack in 2019.