Before IPL, Shreyas Iyer has told about his favorite captain.
new Delhi, IPL 2022 is going to start from 26 March. This time a lot of changes are going to be seen in IPL. Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer is going to be seen playing for Kolkata Knight Riders this time. Not only this, he is also the captain of KKR. At the same time, before the IPL, Shreyas Iyer has told about his favorite captain.
Shreyas Iyer’s favorite captain is not Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma but KL Rahul, who lost all matches for India. He recently praised Rahul (KL Rahul) in the Red Bull Cricket Room show at the club house and called him his favorite captain. Praising Rahul, Iyer said that he is his favorite captain because of his calm demeanor and innate ability to take decisions on the field.
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Earlier this year, KL Rahul got a chance to captain the ODI series due to Rohit Sharma’s injury on the tour of South Africa. Along with this, he was also the captain of the team in one Test on the tour. Iyer said, ‘It was good to play under him. He is an excellent player. There is confidence in him on the field and in team meetings. The way he supports the players is great. However, the Indian team was defeated in all four matches under the captaincy of Rahul.
“He is very calm and takes decisions on the field with ease. I enjoyed playing under him. Rahul also got Iyer to bowl three overs in the third ODI against South Africa. Iyer quipped, “He gave me three overs to bowl like no other captain has done before, yes he is my favorite captain!”
Let us tell you that in many seasons of IPL, KL Rahul took over as the captain of Punjab Kings. But, even once he could not take his team to the playoffs. His captaincy has also been criticized a lot.