Whatever you do on the pitch, it should stay there: Gautam Gambhir

Amidst all the controversies surrounding the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, Former Indian batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir opened up about sledging in the modern game.

In an interview with The Hindustan Times. The India discard thinks all is fair in sledging unless you get personal with the opponent.

“It is fine to play hard and do whatever you can to upset the opposition till the time you don’t get personal. Whatever you do on the pitch, it should stay there and if that is the case, I don’t see any harm in sledging,” Gambhir said.

He further said that sledging is natural when you are playing in such high-voltage games.

“Sledging is something that makes things interesting. Obviously, these are not robots playing the game, and when you are playing for your country and there are so many expectations on your shoulder, emotions can take over sometimes,” he continued.

Since the beginning of the Test series, the two sides have literally been at each other’s throats and have constantly sledged each other whenever the opportunity arose.

In the 2nd Test, it was the DRS saga which was the talk of the town. Kohli’s post-match press conference quotes added fuel to the fire and BCCI filed an official complaint against Smith before withdrawing it. The third Test in Ranchi, Glenn Maxwell mocked Kohli in the first innings and Kohli hit back by doing the same after Jadeja dismissed Warner in the 2nd innings of the game.

One of the most heated players in the Indian side, the KKR opener himself has been involved in a lot of on-field banter over the years. His biggest on-field banter was along with Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in the 3rd ODI in Kanpur in 2007.

He was also involved in a heated exchange with Virat Kohli during the IPL.