Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir was felicitated by Sanjog Gupta, Chairperson, Sports & Youth Affairs Committee, FICCI and Head - Sports, presented with a token of appreciation. The former Indian opener, who led Kolkata Knight Riders as captain to two Indian Premier League trophies, went on to speak on how the introduction of IPL has transformed the state of cricket in the country, over the years.

"IPL is the best thing that has happen to Indian cricket. I can say this with all my senses. There has been lot of backlash regarding IPL since it started. Every time Indian cricket does not do well, the blame comes on IPL, which is not fair. If we don't perform well in ICC tournaments, blame the players, blame the performance, but it is unfair to point fingers on the IPL," Gambhir said.