The Punjab team, in an attempt to turn their fortunes, brought in Indian legend Anil Kumble as their new head coach for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. This new development excited fans of the franchise as they wished for a successful season. Despite the revamped think tank, the side has not delivered its full potential as its Dream11 IPL 2020 campaign has been lackluster so far.
Anil Kumble criticized by fans after successive losses at Dream11 IPL 2020
After their embarrassing defeat on Thursday against the Hyderabad side, the Punjab-based franchise has lost four straight matches at Dream11 IPL 2020. They embarked on their campaign on a promising note by completely beating the Bangalore side led by Virat Kohli. in his second game. However; Everything has been downhill for KL Rahul and company. since then.
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His bowling alley seemed disoriented in the face of the onslaught of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow and he looked equally toothless during their match against Chennai. Despite having a star-studded batting lineup, the Punjab unit suffered a humiliating 69-run loss to Hyderabad in Dubai. Punjab’s disappointing performances at the 2020 Dream11 IPL have put head coach Anil Kumble under scrutiny as fans criticized his decisions regarding team selection and management.
Looking at Kumble’s team picks and Punjab’s batting orders, I hope people stop blaming Kohli for ditching Kumble in favor of Shastri.
The batting worked, the bowling alley didn’t, so they made the changes to make sure nothing worked, the batting depth disappeared, and the wooden spoon secured.
– Radio Gappistan (@GappistanRadio) October 8, 2020
mandeep played well at 3
Kumble dropped it in the next game n played at 6.
Gowtham did well against DC
Kumble dropped it
Sarfaraz, any chance he got was fine, he dropped it after a few matches
Jordan played one game, then fell, played one more game and fell
Shit
– Balancing and driving (@KohliExtraCover) October 8, 2020
Indian Cricket fans should be grateful to Virat Kohli for eliminating this brain-dead coach, Anil Kumble sahab, sacrificing his own reputation in the media. 🐐 for a reason.
– Aivy (@VamosVirat) October 8, 2020
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During his tenure as head coach of India’s senior men’s cricket team from 2016 to 2017, it was speculated that Anil Kumble and captain Virat Kohli disagreed in many cases. Kumble had claimed that Virat Kohli was not very satisfied with his coaching style. Looking at how he has fared alongside Punjab at the 2020 Dream11 IPL under Kumble, fans reviewed his feud with Virat Kohli while criticizing him for his team’s selection.
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Dream11 IPL point table
KL Rahul’s coached team is in search of a miraculous change to the Dream11 IPL as they continue to languish at the bottom of the Dream11 IPL point table. With just one win to their name, the team will have to return to the drawing board when they face Kolkata in an afternoon game on Saturday. The Hyderabad team jumped to third place after their resounding victory against Punjab. The defending champions Mumbai continue at the top of the table with four wins from six games.
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Image Source: Punjab Instagram
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