Former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir revealed who was the one participant that gave him the most sleepless nights.
As the anticipation builds for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, former Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) captain Gautam Gambhir overtly shared the one batsman who saved him awake at evening and evoked a way of worry during his management tenure. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the explosive trio of Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, or the stalwart captains MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli that haunted Gambhir; it was the previous Mumbai Indians captain and hard-hitting batter, Rohit Sharma.
In a candid revelation captured in a Star Sports video, Gambhir admitted, ‘The solely participant who’s given me sleepless nights is not Chris Gayle, not AB de Villiers; it is solely Rohit Sharma who has given me sleepless nights within the IPL. With Rohit, I knew I needed to craft Plan A, Plan B, and even perhaps a Plan C as a result of when Rohit is in type, it seems like nobody can management him.’
Detailing the distinctive problem posed by Rohit Sharma, Gambhir expressed, ‘Rohit Sharma is the one batsman within the IPL whom I actually feared. I by no means needed to strategize and plan meticulously for every other batter apart from Rohit Sharma. There have been situations the place trying on the visuals, I believed Plan A ought to suffice. But with Rohit Sharma, the evening earlier than a match, I might ponder options – if Plan A fails, what is the backup? If that does not work, what is the subsequent choice?’
Reflecting on the tactical complexities of dealing with Rohit, Gambhir revealed, ‘If Sunil (Narine) bowls his 4 overs, who will deal with the following 16? Even if I handle to dismiss Sunil early, dealing with Rohit meant he may simply rating 30 runs in a single over. As an IPL captain, Rohit is the one batter who actually scared me.’
While acknowledging Rohit Sharma’s current IPL type, Gambhir emphasised the enduring affect of Rohit’s batting prowess, which features a exceptional IPL profession that includes main Mumbai Indians to 5 titles and amassing 6,211 runs in 243 matches at a strike price of 130.05 and a median of 29.58, adorned with 42 half-centuries and one century.
Despite the challenges confronted by Rohit lately, his formidable vary of photographs, audacity, and fearless perspective proceed to make him a power to be reckoned with in each the IPL and worldwide cricket.
