10 most arrogant statements by cricketers

3) Gautam Gambhir- Kohli is lucky to be retained as RCB captain

Gambhir and controversies often go hand in hand. Gambhir has always been in the spotlight for making controversial statements. This time, he grabbed the headlines for speaking about Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

The former Indian opener had questioned Kohli’s captaincy tactics in a very hostile manner. He felt that Kohli was lucky to be retained as the RCB captain. He said this just before IPL 2019. “I don’t see him as a shrewd captain. I don’t see him as a tactful captain [tactician]. And he hasn’t won the IPL. So ultimately, a captain is only as good as his record.” Gambhir said this during Star Sports’ show known as “Game Plan”.

“There are people who have won the trophy three times. MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma. So I think he has a long way to go. You cannot compare him to someone like Rohit or Dhoni at this stage because he has been part of RCB, and captaining RCB for the last seven to eight years, and he has been very lucky and should be thanking the franchise that they stuck with him because not many captains have got such a long rope where they haven’t won a tournament.” Said the former KKR captain. He openly said that Kohli should be thankful that RCB haven’t removed him up till now. He said a similar statement in 2020 where he felt that RCB need to change their captain.