Did Gautam Gambhir take a dig at MS Dhoni while advising KL Rahul?

As the IPL is fast approaching, all the teams have already started intensely training.

The Chennai Super Kings, led by Dhoni, and the Kolkata Knight Riders, led by Shreyas Iyer, will clash in the first match on March 26.

In the previous season, a total of eight IPL teams had participated. However, this time the Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are the newly included teams.

Lucknow Team Mentor

Thus, a total of 10 teams will be divided into two groups and league matches will be held. KL Rahul has been appointed as the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants team. Similarly, former India captain Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the team's mentor.

Gambhir, who has won the trophy twice for Kolkata in the IPL, has joined the Lucknow team, which is seen as a big advantage for the team. He was also involved in IPL bidding and played a key role in the selection of players.

Batsman + Captain

Thus, Gambhir's credit is definitely expected to lend a big hand to the Lucknow team. Gambhir has made some comments about the team's captain Rahul. "Ultimately, it is the leader who is the flag-bearer of a team and so it’s Rahul who will lead Lucknow Super Giants on and off the field."

Take the risk

Any captain should learn to take risks. I would want Rahul to take risks and unless you take calculated risks, you won’t know if you would succeed or not. Also this time, Quinton de Kock will be our wicketkeeper, so with no keeping duties, he can be free and relaxed, concentrate on his batting and leadership," Gambhir says. 

He added, "Know one thing. There is a difference between being talked up as a future India captain and ultimately being appointed India captain."

Gambhir who beat Dhoni?

Meanwhile, fans have been commenting on whether Gambhir looked at Rahul and compared him to Dhoni. Gambhir has advised Rahul - "For me, it is important to have KL Rahul the batter, who is also the captain of the team rather than KL Rahul, the captain, who also bats. I hope I am able to make you understand the difference." That is, CSK captain Dhoni is the one who is batting as well as a captain of an IPL team.

Not only that, although Dhoni has emerged as the best captain in the last two seasons, his batting has met with much criticism. Thus, Gambhir looked at Rahul and said that he should not only be the captain, but also the batting captain. On the other hand, fans have been speculating that Gambhir might have said this in general.