When you get the opportunity to represent your country in a sporting event and you have success, it comes with the projection on to crossroads.

With fame and fortune, one can easily get puffed up, but if you are defined by your scores, you lose who you are.

Gary explained his wake-up call when he hit rock bottom in form when he battled to get any runs and was on the verge of getting dropped from the team. When he got picked for the boxing day game in December late 90's he told himself that this was his last game. The night before the last match, he and his wife prayed and surrendered the day and the match to God. He ended up batting for 14 hours and scored 275 runs. God showed up and indicated that there were another 50 test matches left for him to play and that it was not the end of the road for him.

From no-confidence and readiness to give up, Gary explains what surrendering meant and how he was lifted from that low place when he acknowledged that it was not about him after all, but rather God's plan for his life.

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