NEW DELHI: Former West Indian cricketer and legendary commentator
Ian Bishop
recently sparked a debate on social media platform X, questioning the ongoing trend of giving more credit to Kolkata Knight Riders' mentor
Gautam Gambhir
than to captain
Shreyas Iyer
for the team's success in the Indian Premier League.
Bishop's query, posed in response to a X user advocating for Gambhir's significant praise, encapsulated the essence of the debate: "So GG gets the praise when they win.
Shreyas gets the blame if they lose? Or will you say it's GG's fault too if they lose?"
The context of this discussion is KKR's remarkable journey in
IPL 2024
, where they currently reign supreme atop the standings with a staggering eight wins from 11 matches. As things stand, they are one of the most favourite sides, if not the favourite, to end the current run as the table-toppers.
This resurgence marks a remarkable turnaround for a team that languished in seventh place in the last edition of the IPL. Furthermore, the use of
Sunil Narine
as the opener of the team and significant tactical tweaks here and there have seen Gambhir garnering all the plaudits.
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With the Knights now gearing up for their final home game of the season against the formidable Mumbai Indians on Saturday, May 11, at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the spotlight intensifies on the roles played by key figures like Gambhir and Iyer, who will be looking to finish the group stage at the top of the table.
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