Gautam Gambhir made such a mistake against England that his career ended after 52 balls.

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The cricket career of the current head coach of Team India is a great example of how costly a mistake can be. In the T20 match played against England in 2012, Gautam Gambhir made a mistake and his T20 career ended in the next 52 balls. That match between India and England was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. England won that match by 6 wickets under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, in which Gambhir, playing as an opener for Team India, emerged as a villain.

What mistake did Gambhir make?

India batted first in the match. Gambhir and Rahane opened the innings for India. The opening pair was already broken cheaply when Rahane got out after playing 5 balls, and Gambhir's big mistake completed the rest. The job of the openers is to give the team a fast start. Especially when it comes to T20 cricket. But, this did not happen in that match, in which Gambhir played a big role.

Slow batting, a bad fate for the team

Gautam Gambhir's biggest mistake was not being able to give Team India a quick start in that T20 match against England. This was because Gambhir had batted slowly. Gambhir started the Indian innings in that match and scored just 17 runs in 27 balls. Despite Gambhir's slow innings, thanks to the other players, India managed to score 177 runs in 20 overs in this match. But it could not defend it on the Wankhede pitch full of runs.

Made a mistake against England, career ended after 52 balls

It is clear that India could have scored a few more runs. Some more runs could have been added to its score board if Gambhir had played a fast innings. After that slow innings against England, Gambhir's T20 career lasted for the next two matches. He played the next two matches in the home T20 series against Pakistan. In the first match, he scored 43 runs in 41 balls. While in the second T20 played in Ahmedabad, Gambhir scored 21 runs in 11 balls. In this way, Gambhir scored 64 runs by facing 52 balls in two matches. And, with that, his T20 career came to an end.