Gautam Gambhir slams Virat Kohli's captaincy again after Australia ODI series disaster

Indian men's cricket team faced a humiliating defeat at hands of hosts in Australia in first two matches of ODI series. visitors were outplayed in all departments and especially ir bowling unit's outings were deemed lacklustre after y failed to pick wickets at regular intervals and leaked runs at several sts of game. Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir feels this has to do with Virat Kohli's inability to handle premier bowlers of his side. 

Gautam Gambhir blasts Virat Kohli for "poor" captaincy 

cricketer-turned-politician, who was considered to be a fiery character on field, is different outside cricket ground as well. Kwn to t mince his words, 39-year-old has been very vocal about his displeasure regarding Virat Kohli's captaincy, especially in white-ball cricket. Gambhir, in past, has also suggested that Rohit Sharma would be a more potent leader for Indian limited-overs cricket team due to his monumental success in Indian Premier League competition over years. 

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Post India's defeat in second ODI of ir India vs Australia 2020 tour, Gautam Gambhir pointed out tactical errors Indian captain committee, which led to team's downfall. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, India's ex-opener stated how Virat Kohli's strategy to give Jasprit Bumrah only two overs up-front with new-ball was baffling. India's inability to pick up wickets was highlighted after first match, and Kohli's handling of Bumrah in subsequent match did t help team's cause as per Gambhir.

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cricketer-turned-politician was of opinion that a longer spell was expected from Jasprit Bumrah considering 50-over format. He added that how shorter spells were more suited more to T20 cricket and same approach should t be replicated in ODIs. After first match of India vs Australia 2020 series, Gambhir was unhappy with absence of a sixth bowling option in team. He also went on to criticize team selection due to same issue as he feels someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube could have been handed an opportunity in final fixture if y were a part of Indian contingent.

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Virat Kohli stats

32-year-old cricketer has established himself as a modern-day great with phemenal performances across all formats over years. player also became fastest batsman to amass 22,000 international runs on Sunday. With a batting aver of close to 60, he is one of most accomplished players in world cricket in ODI format. In 250 matches, Kohli has scored 11,977 runs and has 43 centuries to his name. 

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star batsman has also proved his mettle in red-ball cricket. In 86 Test matches that he has played, batsman has scored 7,240 runs with 27 tons. Virat Kohli has scored 2,794 runs in T20Is for India. He averd over 50 in both Test matches and T20Is. 

Im source: PTI