Former KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir was livid with Eoin Morgan’s captaincy tactics against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. Morgan made Andre Russell bowl two of the final three overs against RCB. He gave away 38 runs off two overs with AB De Villiers taking a liking to him in the final overs. Bangalore scored 70 off the final five overs as RCB piled up 204/4 and won the game by 38 runs. It was the final overs that turned out to be the ultimate difference between the two sides.
Speaking to Star Sports after KKR’s loss to RCB, Gautam Gambhir critcised Morgan’s captaincy tactics. Also, Morgan took off Varun Chakravarty after he picked up two wickets in his first over including Virat Kohli’s wicket. This to Gambhir was the weirdest piece of captaincy ever according to Gautam Gambhir.
“Probably when you know the in-form batter is in. You could have probably seen the game in the first six overs, had Varun Chakravarthy had picked the third wicket or dismissed Glenn Maxwell. This game could have been over there and then” Gambhir said to Star Sports.
The former India opener added that he is glad the “blunder” was not made by an Indian captain, as it would have led to massive criticism.
I Am Happy That An Indian Captain Did Not Make This Blunder: Gautam Gambhir
“I am happy that an Indian captain did not make this blunder. Because a lot of people would have actually got their daggers out had an Indian captain made this call. That was probably the most ridiculous captaincy I have ever seen,” Gambhir said.
He further said that he is at a loss of words by the way Morgan captained the team against RCB. The Virat Kohli-led side has now won 13 games against KKR and since 2018 has won three and lost three.
“I can’t explain that. Because there is no terminology for it – when someone has taken two wickets, and an in-form batter is in and you take off your wicket-taking option in the next over,” he signed off.
This is the first time the Virat Kohli-led side has won their first three games of the season. Meanwhile, KKR slid to their second straight loss in back to back games. KKR have work cut out in their next game against CSK in Mumbai on April 21.
