Published 15:53 IST, September 22nd 2019

Gautam Gambhir writes a beautiful message on National Daughter's Day

Former cricketer and Lok Sabha member Gautam Gambhir on Sunday wished his daughters on the occasion of Daughter's Day with a very beautiful and touchy message

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Former cricketer and Lok Sabha member Gautam Gambhir on Sunday wished his daughters on occasion of Daughter's Day. In a very beautiful and touchy mess, Gambhir said that whenever y will need him, he will always be re. cricketer-turned-politician and his wife Natasha are parents to two daughters - Aazeen and Araiza.

Gambir's tweet

Gambhir on his Twitter handle shared his daughters' photo along with a mess. 

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Daughters' Day in India

Daughter's Day, a designated day to celebrate importance of girl-child. It is celebrated every fourth Sunday of September in India. World Daughter's Day is celebrated on September 28. significance of this day is that it serves as a reminder of fact that daughters are an asset to our society and re should t be any patriarchal tions attached to ir birth. Initially, Daughter's Day was celebrated to erase this stigma, this is mostly case in developing countries where daughters are seen as a burden, on account of cultural practices like giving of dowry, etc.

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Reveals thoughts on quitting cricket in 2007

Earlier, Gambhir revealed that he thought about quitting cricket in 2007 after he was overlooked for ODI World Cup squ. "In 2007, when I missed 50-over World Cup, that was lowest moment in my cricketing career. I h given up on cricket. Before that, I h missed both U-15 and U-19 World Cups. In 2007, I thought I was closest to playing World Cup, but when y did t include me in squ, I h almost given up on cricket," Gambhir said.

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However, in same year, India was crowned champions of maiden T20 World Cup in South Africa with Gambhir finished as leing run-scorer in tournament. "n I was chosen in World T20 in 2007 and I got dismissed for a duck in first match against Pakistan. However, as fate has it, I finished as leing run-scorer in World Cup and we ended up winning tournament so one should never give up," Gambhir said.

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