IPL 2019 | Ramiz Raja questions too much intervention by coaches during live matches

It is a very pertinent problem that has surfaced in the Indian Premier League in the last few years as various teams are resorting to being coach-led than captain-led. Say, a Chennai Super Kings have always been a captain-led team, with MS Dhoni being at the epicentre of almost every decision-making while Delhi Capitals are totally being managed by the combo of Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s case is no different either as Virat Kohli has often taken a backseat in the death-overs while the team has been fed up by Ashish Nehra regularly in the sideline. And Ramiz Raja is not a fan of this as he took to Twitter to express his displeasure for over-intervention by the coaches when it should’ve been the job of the captain to call the shots.

“#IPLT20 Pisses me off when I see coaches taking the lead role in talking to the players in the huddle in the ground when this game is built to be bossed, directed and lead by captain especially when he has entered the 75 meter ground.. that’s his domain,” Raja posted on Twitter.

The issue first came into effect in Delhi Capitals’ matches where Ponting came to the hurdle to give the final pep talk while Shreyas Iyer, the captain of the franchise, was silently listening to him.