Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday April 25,2018 stepped down as Delhi Daredevils captain, saying he just could not handle the pressure of the job.
Shreyas Iyer replaced him in the position but Gambhir will continue to be a part of the team that has lost five of its six matches so far and is placed bottom of the table at the eighth position.
“May be I was too desparate to turn things around and that can backfire. It could be the reason. I just couldn’t handle the pressure and when you don’t do that, you have to own that up as a leader,” Gambhir said in a press conference also attended by franchise CEO Hemant Dua and coach Ricky Ponting.
“I was sitting alone and thinking, I couldn’t handle the pressure... I was not good enough and that is all,” he added.
The 23-year-old Shreyas is a top-order batsman and has scored two back-to-back half centuries in losing causes.
Gautam Gambhir is not a unique case. IPL has several instances when a captain stepped down when the desired results didn’t come
Here are
some instances
Year: 2008
Team: Deccan Chargers
Who replaced whom: Adam Gilchrist replaced VVS Laxman
Result: Deccan Chargers finished last
Year: 2009
Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Who replaced whom: Anil Kumble replaced Kevin Pietersen
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore reached final and lost
Year: 2012
Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Who replaced whom: Virat Kohli replaced Daniel Vettori
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth
Year: 2012
Team: Deccan Chargers
Who replaced whom: Cameron White replaced Kumar Sangakkara
Result: Deccan Chargers finished ninth
Year: 2013
Team: Mumbai Indians
Who replaced whom: Rohit Sharma replaced Ricky Ponting
Result: Mumbai Indians won title
Year: 2014
Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Who replaced whom: Darren Sammy replaced Shikhar Dhawan
Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad finished sixth
Year: 2015
Team: Rajasthan Royals
Who replaced whom: Steve Smith replaced Shane Watson
Result: Rajasthan Royals lost in Eliminator
Year: 2016
Team: Kings XI Punjab
Who replaced whom: Murali Vijay replaced David Miller
Result: Kings XI Punjab finished eighth and last
Year: 2008
Team: Deccan Chargers
Who replaced whom: Adam Gilchrist replaced VVS Laxman
Result: Deccan Chargers finished last
Year: 2009
Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Who replaced whom: Anil Kumble replaced Kevin Pietersen
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore reached final and lost
Year: 2012
Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Who replaced whom: Virat Kohli replaced Daniel Vettori
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth
Year: 2012
Team: Deccan Chargers
Who replaced whom: Cameron White replaced Kumar Sangakkara
Result: Deccan Chargers finished ninth
Year: 2013
Team: Mumbai Indians
Who replaced whom: Rohit Sharma replaced Ricky Ponting
Result: Mumbai Indians won title
Year: 2014
Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Who replaced whom: Darren Sammy replaced Shikhar Dhawan
Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad finished sixth
Year: 2015
Team: Rajasthan Royals
Who replaced whom: Steve Smith replaced Shane Watson
Result: Rajasthan Royals lost in Eliminator
Year: 2016
Team: Kings XI Punjab
Who replaced whom: Murali Vijay replaced David Miller
Result: Kings XI Punjab finished eighth and last
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