Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has rated the captains of the four teams of the Indian Premier League playoffs. However, he slammed the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, stated that KKR is not being captained by him on the field but by their ‘video analyst’ in the dugout.
On the ESPNcricinfo show ‘Runorder,’ Gautam Gambhir said in this regard: “Morgan’s point of view, I’m not sure because he doesn’t captain, so it’s the video analyst that captains the side. He only just looks at the video analyst, so I don’t know whether he’s the captain on the field or (if the) captaincy is happening off the field.”
I have a feeling that in a few years time we will miss Kohli-the captain. All those who are criticising his leadership skills now will appreciate and admire his tactical genius…
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While speaking about Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir said that while he has not always liked his captaincy, he has been ‘fabulous’ for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) this year as well. He also applauded Kohli for his decision to quit the captaincy in IPL 2022.
“Virat has been fabulous. Honestly, I have not enjoyed a lot of his captaincy, but this time around, he’s been very, very good. Probably the reason is because he thinks this is his last time as captain in IPL, (so) he want to enjoy it more; he’s just more relaxed. And he’s got the bowlers this time..,” Gautam Gambhir stated.
However, KKR and RCB will take on each other in the IPL 2021 Eliminator on Monday. The winner will proceed to the second Qualifier, whereas the loser will be out of the race.
“MS Dhoni is best placed to handle pressure” – Gautam Gambhir
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Gautam Gambhir analyzed the skipper of the top-two teams in the table. He remarked that while Delhi Capitals’ Pant has the advantage of former IPL leaders in his team, Chennai Super Kings’ Dhoni is best placed to handle pressure in the playoffs.
“Purely from the captaincy point of view who can handle the pressure best, probably has to be Dhoni. Rishabh has the advantage from a point of view that he’s got a lot of experience in the playing XI. If Steve Smith plays, he’s got him alongside. He has got Ravichandran Ashwin who has captained earlier as well… so for me Dhoni is No. 1 at the moment,” he concluded.
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