Shouldn't have batted at No.3 - Gambhir

Shouldn't have batted at No.3 - Gambhir
With three noughts from four matches, Gautam Gambhir has been one of the flops of IPL 2014 so far. After registering ducks in his first three innings, Gambhir demoted himself down to No.3, but found little success even there, as he scratched around for a five-ball 1 against Kings XI Punjab. Gambhir took full responsibility for his decision, which backfired and resulted in a second loss for Kolkata Knight Riders.

"I am not sure of my decision to have batted down the order in the last game against Kings XI Punjab," Gambhir wrote in Hindustan Times . "I think it not only made me even more anxious sitting and waiting for my turn but more importantly, it disrupted Manish Pandey's rhythm who was surely finding his bearings at the No 3 slot.

"I wanted to see if I got my form back by dropping down the order. The bigger picture was that if I scored runs at No 3 and got my confidence back then it would surely augur well for the team and I can go back to opening the innings in the next game.

"But we missed an equally important aspect: how will the other batsmen react to this shuffle. More importantly, in hindsight, I felt I let down the leader in me. I should have taken the bull by its horns and continued trying to excel while opening the batting."