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17May

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‘If he could just tone down a bit then…’: Former player disagrees with Gambhir’s comment on ex-cricketers | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir recently made waves by disparaging AB de Villiers and Kevin Pietersen. In response, former cricketer Atul Wassan suggested that the 42-year-old Gambhir possesses significant talent but should consider moderating his tone.The controversy began when De Villiers and Pietersen criticized Hardik Pandya, the captain of Mumbai Indians, for his subpar performance in the IPL 2024.Gambhir retaliated in an interview, stating, "De Villiers and Pietersen's records as captain are also not impressive."Speaking to ANI, Wassan said Gambhir is a great player and achieved many things in his cricketing career.Wassan revealed that the KKR mentor believed that facing adversity and challenges would push him to perform at his peak. This approach seemed to ...

15May

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‘He’s not wrong. I was a terrible captain’: Kevin Pietersen acknowledges Gautam Gambhir’s remarks | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen responded to criticism of his captaincy, prompted by comments made by Gautam Gambhir regarding the leadership abilities of cricketing icons.Gambhir, known for his outspoken nature, defended Hardik Pandya's captaincy amidst scrutiny from Pietersen and former South African cricketer AB de Villiers. In an interview with Sportskeeda, Gambhir remarked, "Those criticizing Pandya have woeful captaincy records themselves, and are not able leaders."Pietersen, known for his candidness, admitted to his shortcomings as a captain, stating, "He's not wrong.I was a terrible captain!!!" Pietersen's response echoed Gambhir's assertion, highlighting a rare moment of self-reflection from the former England skipper.AB de Villiers had previously expressed ...

14May

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‘Judging him every day, every match…’: Gautam Gambhir rips apart AB De Villiers, Kevin Pietersen for criticizing Hardik Pandya’s leadership | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday jumped into defence of a struggling Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya, who has been in the line of fire for his leadership skills.The five-time champions have had a really tough season under new skipper and the likes of cricketing greats AB de Villiers and Kevin Pietersen have openly criticized Hardik's leadership throughout this IPL. Gambhir took on Hardik critics, saying that de Villiers and Pietersen themselves haven't achieved anything as 'leaders'. "It’s not important what experts are saying, it’s their job to say something or the other. My opinion has always been that you judge someone’s captaincy by his team's performance. If MI had performed well (this year), all experts would have been praising him. Today MI h...

12May

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‘They don’t buy into that’: AB de Villiers critiques Hardik Pandya’s captaincy style at Mumbai Indians – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians suffered another setback in their IPL 2024 campaign, losing to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens for their ninth defeat of the season. Following the defeat, former South African great AB de Villiers offered a critical assessment of Hardik Pandya's captaincy at the franchise. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the former South African batter expressed concerns about Pandya's leadership style, suggesting it lacked genuineness.De Villiers remarked, "The captaincy style of Hardik Pandya is quite bravado. It's ego-driven in a way, chest out. I don't think how he walks on the field is always genuine, but he has decided that is his way of captaincy. Almost like MS (Dhoni). Cool, calm, collective, always got your chest out."Citing his own experiences playing unde...

12May

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Hardik’s ego-driven, chest-out style of leadership doesn’t look genuine: De Villiers

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR Hardik Pandya's "ego-driven, chest out" style of captaincy doesn't seem to look genuine and experienced teammates aren't exactly buying his false bravado, feels former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers. Pandya's first stint as Mumbai Indians skipper replacing the highly successful Rohit Sharma turned into a nightmare as the five-time champion franchise failed to reach the play-offs. Worse, the MI fans didn't like team's decision with Pandya being greeted with boos in every single game.“The captaincy style of Hardik Pandya is quite bravado. It’s ego-driven in a way, chest out," De Villiers said on his YouTube channel.An IPL legend himself, De Villiers observed that Pandya's trying to unsuccessfully fake it."I don’t think ...

9May

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Senior MI players don’t buy Hardik Pandya’s bravado captaincy style: AB de Villiers | – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former South African captain AB de Villiers has expressed concerns about Hardik Pandya's captaincy approach at Mumbai Indians, suggesting that Pandya's ego-driven style was more effective with the relatively inexperienced squad of Gujarat Titans.De Villiers implied that senior players at Mumbai Indians have faced challenges in adapting to this leadership style."MI have been very disappointing.I backed them to qualify for the knockout stages, but that didn't happen. What has gone wrong? 5th in 2021, 10th in 2022, 4th in 2023 and they are 9th. Rohit Sharma said, 'I have played under a lot of captains. It's nothing new. You do what you are required to do and I have been doing that for the last one month.' You can read a little bit into that if you want to," he said on his YouTub...