IPL 2018
IPL 2018: Twitterati Erupts As Gautam Gambhir Steps Down As DD’s Captain
By CricShots - Apr 25, 2018 7:09 pm
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The history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) suggests that more often than not things take a drastic change in the cash0rich tournament. Another such incident happened on Wednesday as the person who was the favorite boy of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Gautam Gambhir was earlier not even retained by the franchise who had won them two titles in the IPL. Then Delhi Daredevils (DD) stepped in and decided to tope him as their new captain, however, he failed to lead from the front of them and mid-way through the season, has stepped down.

Gautam Gambhir

It has been a drag so far for Daredevils this season as they have managed to register a victory in just game so far after 6 matches. They are fighting the bottom of the table spot with Mumbai Indians (MI). The team will now have to win at least 7 out of their last 8 games to qualify for the playoffs. Even in the personal prospect, Gambhir has failed as he scored only 85 at a strike rate of less than 100. He has looked completely out of sorts in the last few matches.

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Shreyas Iyer will be leading the Delhi Daredevils (DD) as their new skipper for the remainder of the season and it likely now that Gautam Gambhir be dropped from the playing XI as well. With no strong performances to show, the team is likely to change their whole combination ahead of their next game against KKR on Friday. Iyer has been the only positive for him so far for Daredevils and has been consistent with the bat as well.

But Twitterati was not at all impressed with Gambhir stepping down from the captaincy as they believed the team was not doing well. They sympathized with the left-hander and felt that he should continue the lead despite the leader.

Here’s how they reacted:

https://twitter.com/FarziCricketer/status/989100584975257602

https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/989096817332809729

https://twitter.com/desijourno/status/989101059850190849

https://twitter.com/TheUniqueIdiot/status/989097639198130176

https://twitter.com/Sajjanlaunda/status/989092166067720193

https://twitter.com/TiimesHow/status/989090165506347008