Despite being in fine touch with the bat in the ongoing domestic season, opening batsman Gautam Gambhir on December 9 retired from all forms of cricket after a 21-year first-class career. After an abysmal IPL 2018 season, during which he managed just 85 runs in six matches as the Delhi Daredevils captain, he quit captaincy midway during the tournament – and let go his entire Rs 2.80 crore fee as he felt he hadn’t contributed enough towards the team. How many players would do that? This domestic season, the left-hander returned to form in the limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy, finishing the tournament with the second highest aggregate -- 510 runs at 51.80, with 10 matches – behind Abhinav Mukund (560 runs in nine matches). Then, in three Ranji Trophy matches, he scored 266 runs, including a fine century in his farewell match against Andhra at his home ground, the Feroze Shah Kotla. Outlook spoke to Gambhir at his Old Rajinder Nagar residence in New Delhi.