The second phase of the Indian Premier League is on the verge of finishing where Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata have qualified for the playoffs. And, former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has rated all the captains of the four teams.

The two-time IPL title winner with KKR was not happy with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan. He stated that KKR is not being captained by Morgan 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.”

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While speaking about Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir said that while he does not always like his captaincy, but he has been ‘fabulous’ for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) this season.

Gautam Gambhir again said: “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…”

However, both KKR and RCB will play against each other in the IPL 2021 Eliminator on Monday. The winner will proceed to the second Qualifier, whereas the loser will be knocked out of the league. And, Gautam Gambhir stated that Delhi Capitals’ Pant has the advantage rather than Chennai Super Kings’ Dhoni but he believes Dhoni is the best to handle pressure in the playoffs.

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“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,” Gautam Gambhir concluded.