Avoiding former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir’s criticism of Virat Kohli, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra questioned whether Rohit Sharma would be able to lead Bangalore to an IPL victory. Chopra commented that just because Kohli’s team doesn’t do well, it doesn’t mean it’s the boss’s fault. Gambhir had been shot at Virat Kohli after Bangalore failed to reach the final at IPL 2020 and claimed that the Team India skipper should be held accountable.
‘If Rohit got Bangalore …’
Reflecting on Gambhir’s call to make Rohit Sharma India captain of the T20, Chopra opined that Mumbai’s success story cannot be equated with India’s. “Gautam Gambhir believes that it is a disgrace for the nation if Rohit Sharma does not become the Indian captain of the T20I because he is the most successful captain in the IPL. But I have a doubt that if Rohit received the team from Bangalore, which is there With Kohli, would he have won two, three or four of the five titles Mumbai has won? said Aakash Chopra.
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“Rohit as a captain is outstanding, I love him very much, but can the success story of the Mumbai Indians be equated with that of India? That is my question. Just because Kohli’s team doesn’t do well, it means it’s Kohli’s fault, ”he added.
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Earlier, after Mumbai claimed the fifth IPL title on Tuesday, Gautam Gambhir had compared the records of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as leaders of their respective franchises and stated that the Mumbai skipper should lead the India team in the shortest format of the game ‘without a doubt’. He claimed that Rohit “knows exactly how to win matches” and the change would also ease Virat Kohli. Furthermore, Gambhir also criticized Kohli for Bangalore’s repeated failures.
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“Tell me any other captain – forget about the captain – tell me any other player who had turned eight and had not won the title and continued with him. So it has to be responsibility. A captain must take responsibility,” Gambhir had said.
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