Respect for Gambhir has only gone up: DD's new skipper Iyer
28 April 2018 6:00 PM GMT
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils skipper Shreyas Iyer says his respect for Gautam Gambir has increased manifold after he took the "courageous" decision to relinquish captaincy and sit out of the IPL game against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Iyer produced a blistering knock of 93 in Daredevils' 55-run rout of KKR at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Friday night, as the hosts snapped their three-match losing streak to mathematically remain in contention for play-offs.
Asked if it was hard for him to drop Gambhir, Iyer clarified that it was not the newly-appointed captain's decision.
"I didn't make any call to be honest. It wasn't my decision to drop him. He himself decided to sit out, which was really courageous decision with him being the captain in the previous matches. The respect for him has gone really high. It's really good to see when a captain, if he's not playing well, he backs out," Iyer said.
The Daredevils were in complete control of the game from the beginning, and looked a transformed side.
Asked how the turnaround happened, Iyer said the good start was a huge factor.
Gambhir's replacement, New Zealand batsman Colin Munro provided a fiery start along with Prithvi Shaw, as they added 59 for the opening wicket. "Colin came in and gave us the desired start. Everyone was aware of what they had to do and contributed really well. It was a team effort. It wasn't an individual game. Everyone stepped up to the mark and started taking responsibility," he said.
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