Former India and Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer Manoj Tiwary has taken a deep dive into the past, sharing some interesting anecdotes from his time as an international cricketer. Tiwary hung his boots from domestic cricket a few days ago, but the player does have some issues and regrets to address with regards to his days in the Indian team. Sharing an intriguing story, Tiwary revealed his only regret is the verbal fight he had with former India batter Gautam Gambhir during a Ranji Trophy match.
“The fight I had with Gambhir that day is the only regret I have because people who know me will tell you that I am not that sort of a person who goes out there and quarrels with seniors. It is one of those memories that I could have avoided. I have a good relationship with my seniors, but due to one incident, it spoilt my image,” Tiwary told Sports Now.
Gambhir and Tiwary rubbed shoulders with each other during their time in the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. The Bengal cricketer revealed that he was quite close with the Delhi lad at one point but they eventually went their separate ways.
“That is why I said it is my biggest regret because we were very close at one point in time. While playing for KKR, we used to have a lot of discussions and brainstorm over who to pick in Kolkata. The relationship was such that we used to go into details and inputs. But things did not pan out the way that it should have,” he rued.
Tiwary also revealed that Gambhir once asked him to meet outside (to settle an argument) but it never happened.
“Tu bahar mil match ke baad, ((Meet me after the match) and aaj tu gaya (you are finished today)?”? “Yeah ( laughs), and that was very immature of him to say that. In Kotla, the journalist’s tent is inside the ground, and everyone hears each and every word present there. But with my physical attribute and his physical attribute, kise pata kaun shaam ko milta ( who knows who would have met outside the ground) (laughs again).
“Gambhir is a passionate cricketer, and so am I. But at times, passion brings out certain things that should not occur in public view. It was unexpected, and so many other things were said. But I had no mistake in it”, said Tiwary.
The two cricketers never met outside to settle their differences and the story fizzled from that moment.
“No, we never spoke about it, and neither did we get time to meet,” he concluded.
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