Gambhir said that there is no other franchise that would have persisted with the same skipper who failed…
After a six-wicket loss to SunRisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator on Friday, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore exited IPL 2020. On this defeat of RCB’s, former India opener Gautam Gambhir said that Kohli, as a skipper, needs to take accountability for team’s failure to deliver the silverware.
Gambhir said that there is no other franchise that would have persisted with the same skipper who has failed to win even a single title in eight years. Speaking at ESPNcricinfo’s show T20 Time Out after RCB’s disappointing loss, Gambhir said that Kohli, as a leader, should put his hands up and take responsibility for the team’s defeat.
“100%, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament (without a trophy), eight years is a long time. Tell me any other captain…forget about captain, tell me any other player who would have got eight years and wouldn’t have won the title and would have still continued with it. So, it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability,” said Gambhir, when asked if he would change the captaincy if he was at the helm of RCB.
“It’s not only about one year, it’s not only about this. I have nothing against Virat Kohli but somewhere down the line, he needs to put his hand up and say, ‘yes, I am responsible. I am accountable’,” he added.