Gautam Gambhir / It's not just that Gambhir called MS Dhoni his favorite batting partner, this is the reason

Gautam Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir is in the news for his latest statement. He has given this statement regarding MS Dhoni. Gambhir has taken the name of Dhoni as his favorite batting partner, which surprised everyone. It should be because it is rarely seen that Gambhir has described Dhoni as his favorite in any issue. The question is, why did Gambhir, who mostly opened the Indian innings with Sehwag during his cricket playing days, call MS Dhoni his favorite batting partner? So there is a big reason behind this also.

We will explain the reason behind Gambhir's statement but before that it is important to know and understand his latest words in detail. He said that most people think that Virender Sehwag was my favorite opening partner. But to be honest, I enjoyed batting with MS Dhoni more. Especially in white ball cricket. According to Gambhir, Dhoni was his favorite batting partner in this format of cricket because both of them had made many excellent partnerships in it.

The reason is Gambhir's excellent partnership with Dhoni

It is clear that former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has given the reason in his statement itself for calling MS Dhoni his favorite batting partner. The reason behind Gambhir saying this is the partnership between him and Dhoni. Partnership has played a big role in cricket and the same thing has been seen between Dhoni and Gambhir for India.

Dhoni-Gambhir's batting average in partnership

Gambhir and Dhoni are the pair with the third highest average among the batsmen who have scored 1000 or more runs in partnership for India. Both of them have scored runs at an average of 74.70 in 18 innings of ODI. Only the pair of Rohit-Rahul and Gavaskar-Azharuddin have better records in partnership. Rohit-Rahul have scored 1000 plus runs in 16-16 innings at an average of 83.53 and Gavaskar-Azharuddin have scored 78.

So now you must have come to know why Dhoni is Gautam Gambhir's favorite batting partner? Because the batsman who has done wonders in pairing with him is no one better than MS Dhoni. Currently, Gambhir is playing in Legends League cricket while Dhoni is seen spending time with his family and friends.