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Gautam Gambhir picks his favorite moment at Arun Jaitley Stadium during DPL 2025 final

India’s former Test opener Gautam Gambhir has picked his favorite moment while playing at his home ground of Arun Jaitley Stadium during the Delhi Premier League final between West Delhi Lions and Central Delhi Kings. 

Gambhir picked his highest Test score, when he scored 206 runs off 380 balls against Australia in the third Test of the series at Delhi in 2008. VVS Laxman also scored a double century in the first innings and thus the duo helped India post a massive score of 613-7 (declare) in the first innings.

However, Australia also came up with a strong response, scoring 577 runs and thus the match ended in a draw. 

“Obviously, my highest Test score is against Australia, I got 200 on this ground. So, scoring a double hundred at home in front of your family members, it can’t get better than that,” said Gambhir while talking to the tournament’s broadcasters during the mid-innings break.

On the other hand, Gambhir admitted he hasn’t been watching cricket after the Anderson-Tendulkar series but gave credit to the DDCA for giving the right platform to the young Delhi players in the DPL.

“I’ve not watched a lot of cricket. In fact, I’ve been at home and haven’t watched a lot of cricket. But it’s a great platform for a lot of these boys (DPL) who can showcase their talent and DDCA has done a fantastic job for giving such kind of platform to so many players, who can showcase their talent,” said Gambhir.

Gambhir added there would never be any shortage of talent in Delhi as the local competitions are tough.

Gambhir, who is India’s head coach, recently led India to a 2-2 series draw against England and his next assignment is the Asia Cup.

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