Cricket Viral Video: Whenever someone mentions Dhoni and Gambhir’s partnership, we all get reminded of the World Cup 2011 final. Where both of these players saved India from a collapse and led us to the ultimate glory.
We can never forget that partnership. But that was not the first time that these two saved our country’s sinking ship against our neighbors. Back in 2004, both of these players put up a partnership of 207 runs to save India and guide them towards victory.
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In 2004, while playing for India A, Dhoni and Gambhir put on a 207 runs partnership to guide India to a comfortable victory against Pakistan A of all teams. Gambhir was opening the innings while Dhoni came at 3rd.
Both of the players scored a century and helped India reach a score of 330/6 in 50 overs. Gambhir was awarded man of the match for his 122 runs inning. On the other hand, Dhoni got out on 120 runs in 122 deliveries. These innings forced BCCI to select both of them in the Indian squad.
A Comfortable Victory
This partnership guided India A towards a comfortable victory. India A defeated Pakistan A by 121 runs. Pakistan could not even bat for 50 complete overs and was only bowled out in 45.4 overs. Amit Bhandari took 3 wickets to restrict Pakistan completely.
The match was part of the Kenya Triangular Tournament, which India won comfortably. India won 5 out of their 6 matches and finished at the top. This partnership was crucial in India winning the tournament as it has India a win by a huge margin and helped them stay at the top.
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