Tokyo Olympics: Gautam Gambhir feels India’s bronze medal in Hockey is bigger than any Cricket World Cup won by Team India – The Indian hockey team won the bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics by beating Germany 5-4 here at the Oi Hockey Stadium — North Pitch. The Men in Blue showed absolute resilience, strength, and winning spirit to register a remarkable comeback win against a strong German team. This is India’s first medal in hockey after 41 years. The hockey team is being showered with praises from all over India. Following the same former India cricketer, Gautam Gambhir said that the India hockey team’s bronze medal is bigger than the 1983, 2007 or 2011 World Cup win by the Indian cricket team.
“Forget 1983, 2007 or 2011, this medal in Hockey is bigger than any World Cup! #IndianHockeyMyPride” Gambhir wrote on his Twitter account with a photo of the Indian hockey team holding tri-colour.
Forget 1983, 2007 or 2011, this medal in Hockey is bigger than any World Cup! #IndianHockeyMyPride 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/UZjfPwFHJJ
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 5, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Indian cricket team won the World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. While in 2007 India won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup. The team was lead by MS Dhoni. And in 2011 after 28 years Team India won the World Cup.
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India’s Cricket World Cup-winning captain
1983- Kapil Dev
2007 – MS Dhoni
2011 – MS Dhoni
Indian hockey team’s medal in Olympics
1928 – Amsterdam – Gold
1932 – Los Angeles – Gold
1936 – Berlin – Gold
1948 – London – Gold
1952 – Helsinki – Gold
1956 – Melbourne – Gold
1960 – Rome – Silver
1964 – Tokyo – Gold
1968 – Mexico – Bronze
1972 – Munich – Bronze
1980 – Moscow – Gold
2020 – Tokyo – Bronze
I speak for everyone who feels that each & every sport & sportsperson who shines against odds should be celebrated by media & pop culture alike! No thanks needed Rajesh! https://t.co/zM7dCzzalS
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 5, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Interestingly, Gambhir was the highest scorer for Team India in the 2011 World Cup final where India defeated Sri Lanka to clinch the trophy. He scored 97 runs. He was also India’ highest run-scorer in the 2007 WC final. Still, Gambhir feels that this is India’s biggest win ever.
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