{"id":14400,"date":"2013-05-03T06:07:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T06:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=14400"},"modified":"2013-05-03T06:07:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T06:07:41","slug":"mathews-steps-down-as-pune-warriors-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=14400","title":{"rendered":"Mathews steps down as Pune Warriors captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-14399\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pwiangelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincy.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"angelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincyofpunewarriors\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pwiangelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincy.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pwiangelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincy-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Pune: Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Pune Warriors India captain for the rest of IPL Season 6 in order to ensure the continuity in the team leadership.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mathews said the decision was in the best of team&#8217;s interest as the captaincy should not be switched too frequently. \u201cI would like to confirm that I have decided to stand-aside as Pune Warriors franchise captain for the rest of the current season to ensure team leadership continuity. It is in our best interests that the captaincy is not switched frequently as we strive to achieve the best balanced team for each different opponent,\u201d he said, adding that given that Aaron (Finch) is likely to play in all our remaining games, it is logical that he continues to be the Warriors captain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will naturally provide my fullest support at all times to Aaron and my team-mates. I will also continue to work as hard as possible as a player as we all strive to win our remaining matches. I am thankful to the franchise for understanding my decision and for all the support received by my fellow team-mates and our fans during the past few weeks,\u201d said Mathews.<\/p>\n<p>By ISN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-14399\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pwiangelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincy.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"angelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincyofpunewarriors\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pwiangelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincy.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pwiangelomathewsstepsdownfromcaptaincy-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Pune: Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Pune Warriors India captain for the rest of IPL Season 6 in order to ensure the continuity in the team leadership.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mathews said the decision was in the best of team&#8217;s interest as the captaincy should not be switched too frequently. \u201cI would like to confirm that I have decided to stand-aside as Pune Warriors franchise captain for the rest of the current season to ensure team leadership continuity. It is in our best interests that the captaincy is not switched frequently as we strive to achieve the best balanced team for each different opponent,\u201d he said, adding that given that Aaron (Finch) is likely to play in all our remaining games, it is logical that he continues to be the Warriors captain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1888,6293,7041,1744],"class_list":["post-14400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket","tag-angelo-mathews","tag-indian-sports-news-network","tag-ipl-6","tag-pune-warriors-india"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mathews steps down as Pune Warriors captain - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=14400\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mathews steps down as Pune Warriors captain - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pune: Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Pune Warriors India captain for the rest of IPL Season 6 in order to ensure the continuity in the team leadership.&nbsp; Mathews said the decision was in the best of team&#039;s interest as the captaincy should not be switched too frequently. \u201cI would like to confirm that I have decided to stand-aside as Pune Warriors franchise captain for the rest of the current season to ensure team leadership continuity. 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