Delhi Daredevils’ (DD) former skipper Gautam Gambhir stepped down from the captaincy after team’s dismal show in the first six matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018. Gambhir made way for 23-year-old Shreyas Iyer to lead the side. After knocking out Mumbai Indians (MI), Iyer said that it was Gambhir’s decision to sit out of the playing XI.
“After resigning from the captaincy, it was Gambhir’s decision to sit out of the playing XI,” Iyer said at that time. Coach Ricky Ponting also said the same thing.
However, Now, Gambhir said in an interview with ABP News, falsifying the statements of DD skipper and coach, that he never dropped himself.
“I never dropped myself from the playing XI. If that was the case, then I would’ve announced the retirement as well. A lot of cricket is still left in me. The team was losing matches continuously under my leadership and I resigned taking the whole responsibility for the same. But I never rejected from playing in the side and the team management and Ricky Ponting is also aware of this fact.”
The 36-year-old did not get to play in a single match after stepping down, despite top order’s inconsistency and Maxwell’s failure in the middle order.
“I am not retiring right now. The next season of IPL is still a year away and if I do well in the first-class season, then I will play next year as well.”
