IPL 2018: Gambhir left out of trouble, Delhi captaincy, now Iyer will handle

In the 11th season of the Indian Premier League, with the new team and the new captain, Delhi Daredevils are upset with the defeat. After failing to win the team, Gautam Gambhir has left the captaincy of the team

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New Delhi: In the 11th season of the Indian Premier League, the Delhi Daredevils, who got along with the new team and the new captain, are upset with the defeat. After failing to win the team, Gautam Gambhir has left the captaincy of the team. Instead, young batsman Shreyas Iyer will be the captain of the team. In the six matches played so far, Delhi Daredevils have won only one match and they are eighth in the points table.

Gautam twice returned to Delhi by giving Kolkata Knight Riders the IPL title, but he could not continue the success of Kolkata in Delhi. The loss of one defeat after Delhi was very heavy for them and he decided to quit the captaincy.

"It may be that I was more desperate to change things and it had the opposite effect," said Gambhir in a press conference. This can be a reason. I was not able to bear the pressure and when you can not do it, then you have to take responsibility. "He said," There is no pressure on the franchisee. I talk to my wife at the time of my decision. Was. "

Gambhir said, "I was not able to bear the pressure of captaincy, so I decided to leave the captaincy. This is my own decision. There is no pressure on the franchisee, I talked to my wife at the time of my decision. was."

For Delhi, he has scored only 85 runs in five innings, including a 55-run innings in the first match against Kings XI Punjab. He failed to reach double digit in the last four innings.

Gautam Gambhir extended the name of Shreyas Iyer as the captain. After getting the captaincy, Shreyas thanked the coach and management of the team and said, "I want to thank the coach and the management for the team captain to be made. It is a matter of pride for me that I have been selected as the new captain of the team.

The 23-year-old has performed well in the top order. He scored a half-century in both previous games but in the team he had to face defeat.