Daredevils set to release Gambhir ahead of IPL 2019?

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at :

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Interestingly, none of Dua’s tweets had Gambhir’s name on it. Dua named Pant, Morris, Rabada, Shaw, Iyer, Mishra, Tewatia, Avesh and a host of other Daredevils players, who he believed will form the ‘core team’ in the next season.

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Dua’s tweets gave a strong indication that Gambhir, who scored 85 runs in 5 outings with an unacceptable strike-rate of 96.59, may be released by Daredevils ahead of IPL 2019.

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Gambhir, however, denied the claims. . “The team was losing matches continuously under my leadership and I resigned taking the whole responsibility for the same. But I never rejected from playing in the side and the team management and Ricky Ponting is also aware of this fact,” he added.

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However, Gambhir’s plans can receive a severe blow as the Daredevils may release the left-hander ahead of the next season.

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Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua put out a series of tweets after the last match of Daredevils, congratulating the players and wishing them luck for the next season.

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Gambhir also put his retirement talks to rest by stating that there is a lot of cricket still left in him. “I am not retiring right now. The next season of IPL is still a year away and if I do well in the first-class season, then I will play next year as well,” he concluded.

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Gambhir was not picked after he decided to step down from captaincy and head coach Ricky Ponting said, “After resigning from the captaincy, it was Gambhir’s decision to sit out of the playing XI.”

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“I never dropped myself from the playing XI. If that was the case, then I would’ve announced the retirement as well. A lot of cricket is still left in me,” Gambhir said while speaking exclusively to Wah Cricket.

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With 10 points, Daredevils became the team with most points to finish last in the history of IPL. Daredevils also hold the unwanted record for finishing last the most number of times (4) in IPL.

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Another disappointing season has prompted the Daredevils owners to stake some strong decisions.

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A fresh problem arose when former captain Gautam Gambhir came out in public denying reports of him opting out of the playing XI willingly.

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Gambhir had stepped down from the Daredevils’ captaincy after Delhi managed to win only one out of their first six matches.

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Young Shreyas Iyer took over the reins and out of eight matches Daredevils managed to win four, a far better track record than Gambhir.

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Delhi Daredevils exited the IPL on a high with an 11-run win over Mumbai Indians in their final league match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.

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