Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes that the added strain of captaincy doesn’t have a big effect on the participant’s efficiency as a batter or a bowler.
He identified that the likes of MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Anil Kumble had been capable of contribute considerably as gamers whereas on the helm of the nationwide aspect. The cricketer-turned-politician made these remarks throughout an unique chat with Sportskeeda.
Gambhir stated:
“I do not assume being a captain impacts a batter’s sport. There have been many captains who’ve given nice performances whereas being captains. It is concerning the particular person mindset. MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, and Anil Kumble have carried out properly. Equally, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have accomplished it too.”
It’s value mentioning that Gautam Gambhir was in terrific kind throughout his temporary captaincy tenure in worldwide cricket. The southpaw was named the skipper for India’s five-match residence ODI sequence towards New Zealand in 2010.
Below Gambhir’s management, India accomplished a shocking 5-0 whitewash over the guests. He was additionally named Participant of the Sequence, ending with 329 runs from 5 outings.
“You might be chosen within the crew as a batter or a bowler; captaincy is a further duty” – Gautam Gambhir
Throughout the dialogue, Gautam Gambhir urged {that a} participant mustn’t take into consideration captaincy when he’s batting or bowling.
The 42-year-old talked about that the considered captaincy ought to come solely as soon as the participant has accomplished his job with the bat or the ball, including:
“When a captain steps out to bat, his main job is to attain runs. You might be chosen within the crew as a batter or a bowler; captaincy is a further duty given to you. Whereas batting, if you are going to assume that I’m the captain, the ball or the bat does not know that you’re the captain. You’re a batter when you’ve gotten the bat in your hand and a bowler when you’ve gotten the ball. You develop into the captain if you get out or full your over.”
Gambhir additionally proved his mettle as a pacesetter along with his profitable stint with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League, main the aspect to 2 championship trophies. He’ll reunite with the franchise as a mentor for IPL 2024.