It has been a roller-coaster ride in the last two years for Gautam Gambhir and the Delhi batsman is hoping that Bangladesh proves to be second time lucky for him.
After filling in briefly as a one-day opening batsman in a triangular series here in 2003, Gambhir was confined to domestic cricket before forcing his way into the Indian team for the home series against South Africa and being retained for the Bangladesh series recently.
Now the 23-year old seems to have nailed the opener's slot with his maiden hundred in the second Test against Bangladesh.
"It feels great to get my first hundred, I have put in a lot of hard work in recent months and it seems to be paying off," Gambhir said.
But there is an irony which cannot go unnoticed as he prepares to return home. The player, who made his debut in the shorter version of the game, is not part of the team to play the one-day series starting here on Thursday.
"You have to feel proud while playing for the country. I am not really disappointed at not being part of the one-day team. I will keep performing well whenever I get to play for India," the left-handed batsman said.
{{/usCountry}}"You have to feel proud while playing for the country. I am not really disappointed at not being part of the one-day team. I will keep performing well whenever I get to play for India," the left-handed batsman said.
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