Aakash Chopra wonders whether Dinesh Karthik had really relinquished his Kolkata captaincy

Aakash Chopra wonders wher Dinesh Karthik h really relinquished his Kolkata captaincy in Dream11 IPL 2020. This h happened midway through tournament i.e. on October 16. former champions h won four of ir seven matches by n before Eoin Morgan succeeded Karthik as captain. 

However, it was t a successful move as Kolkata-based franchise could only man to win three of ir nine games and failed to consolidate a playoff berth as well.

'Would he have done that?': Aakash Chopra

“Firstly, I am disappointed because when you win four of your first seven matches and if you replicate that performance, n you are through, eight victories were more than eugh for you to qualify. Delhi actually came second with 16 points,” said Chopra while interacting on his official Facebook p.

“So if things go b from re, you change captaincy halfway, it has been said that Dinesh Karthik gave up KKR captaincy but would he have done that?”, former Indian Test opener wondered.

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Kolkata in Dream11 IPL 2020

two-time champions h blown hot and cold in 13th edition of marquee tournament. y did man to snatch victory from jaws of defeat in two successive games but at same time, also suffered bitter defeats at hands of Bangalore in both ir league games against three-time finalists (by 82 runs & 8 wickets respectively).

In ir final league match, y faced 2008 champions Rajasthan in what was a virtual quarterfinal that y went on to win by a huge margin of 60 runs after which ir playoff chances relied on final match of league sts between Mumbai and Hyderab.

Unfortunately, ly luck did t smile on m as Orange Army decimated Rohit Sharma & Co. by 10 wickets to secure a fifth straight playoff berth while Kolkata were left to lick ir wounds after being kcked out. Eoin Morgan-led side finished tournament at fifth position with 14 points from same number of matches.

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