The former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal and former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir had several intense clashes during their playing days. India vs Pakistan matches are always high-pressure and emotional and both players struggled to keep their cool in those moments.
However, in a surprising statement, Kamran Akmal has said that there is no hard feeling for the current Indian head coach. In a recent interview, the former Pakistan cricketer revealed that he and Gautam Gambhir are actually good friends now.
Kamran Akmal on Gautam Gambhir
While having a conversation with Cricblog, the former PAK wicket-keeper said, “Even with Gautam Gambhir too. I mean me and Gautam are good friends too. I share a good relationship with him. He’s like my brother. In fact, I’d like to congratulate Gautam on winning his first Test as a coach, so happy for him.”
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Kamran Akmal words of praise for MS Dhoni
Kamran did not stop here and also praised the former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He said that players have a lot to learn from the former Indian captain, Dhoni.
“No doubt MS Dhoni is someone with a different mentality altogether, an absolute match-winner and he’s super calm. The way he played was fantastic, and had a fantastic career. We used to talk a lot about wicket-keeping, we used to talk a lot about batting and yeah, it was often good to talk to Dhoni,” he said.
He further added, “Even today when me or any player meets Dhoni internationally or during tours, they seek advice, ask him doubts and learn from him. They should take advice from him, after all he’s a senior player. He’s such a good performer, he’s a legend, he’s India’s greatest captain. Thus, even I like talking to him. I talk to a lot of Indian players. I speak with Raina, I recently saw Robin Uthappa in England, Yuvi paji also of course, my favourite middle-order batter too so yeah, I keep talking to them and it feels nice.”
