Debabrata Das lavishes praise on Gambhir’s captaincy – Cricket News Update
The right-handed Kolkata Knight Riders batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Debabrata-Das-c1353, on Wednesday credited his good form in the ongoing season five of the lucrative Indian Premier League to skipper Gautam Gambhir.
The 25-year-old Bengal batsman, making a comeback into KKR setup after a gap of three seasons, has been outstanding with the bat down the order and has helped the side win the match on more than one occasion. Though he has failed to
score big runs, he has made a name for himself as a match finisher.
But the Bengal batsman credited his good form to the KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir who allows him to play his own game.
“Gambhir is supporting me to the hilt. He is giving me suggestions before every game. Even if I commit mistakes, he always backs me,” said the lower-order Kolkata batsman.
“I believe it is very important that a captain always backs a newcomer. I have experienced a scenario where a captain criticises you if you make a mistake. But Gambhir always asks me to play my own game irrespective of the position the
team is in,” he added further.
After being picked in Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad for the inaugural edition in 2008, the right-handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771 batsman missed the next three seasons before being recalled for the ongoing IPL-V.
The right-hander also played key role in KKR’s five wicket win over MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings on Monday, scoring an unbeaten 11 off just 4 deliveries. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, after being adjudged Man of the Match for his hefty 63, announced
to share his award with Das, a decision that surprised the rookie batsman.
In the same match, Debabrata had named Gauti as his icon. However, he clarified before the media that he looks up to Gambhir for inspiration and his icons are master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.
“I meant to say that the way Gambhir has backed me, he is my inspiration. My heroes are http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556,” maintained Debabrata.
Das has so far scored 85 runs in five innings at an average of 42.50, second highest by any KKR batsman after Gambhir.
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