By: Shree1news, 07 NOV 2020
Gautam Gambhir feels that Virat Kohli ought to be removed from the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gambhir mentioned that eight years is a very long time and if the team fails to win a single title on this period, then the captain ought to be held accountable.
The IPL journey of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), captained by Virat Kohli, ended on Friday. Kohli’s dream of successful the trophy was shattered as soon as once more as he lost the IPL 2002 Eliminator match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Virat Kohli took full captaincy of RCB in 2013. Since then, below his management, the team reached the ultimate solely as soon as in 2016, however couldn’t win the title.
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir feels that Virat Kohli should be removed from the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gambhir mentioned that eight years is a very long time and if the workforce fails to win a single title on this interval, then the captain ought to be held accountable.
Star opener Gambhir, who made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) a two-time IPL champion, in a live interaction with ESPNCricinfo, when requested if he would have been accountable for the franchise, would have modified the captain, he mentioned: “100%, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament [without a trophy], eight years is a long time. Inform me some other captain…forget about the captain, inform me some other participant who would have gotten eight years and wouldn’t have gained the title and would have still continued with it. So it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability.”
“It’s not only about one year, it’s not only about this. I have nothing against Virat Kohli but somewhere down the line, he needs to put his hand up and say, ‘yes, I am responsible. I am accountable’.
“Eight years is a long, long time. Look at what happened to R Ashwin. Two years of captaincy [for the Kings XI Punjab], he couldn’t deliver and he was removed. We talk about MS Dhoni, we talk about Rohit Sharma, we talk about Virat Kohli…not at all. Dhoni has won three [IPL] titles, Rohit Sharma has won four titles, and that’s the reason they’ve captained for such a long time because they’ve delivered. I’m sure if Rohit Sharma wouldn’t have delivered for eight years, he would have been removed as well. There should not be different yardsticks for different people,” Gambhir highlighted.
“The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader. You’re the leader, you’re the captain. When you get the credit, you should take the criticism as well.”
Source: A-N
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