Gautam Gambhir, a man with 10,324 International runs for India and 4,217 runs in the IPL, announced his decision to step away from all forms of cricket on Tuesday (December 4), much to the grief of his fans across the cricketing world.
After a solid show in Season 4, Gambhir and his squad, filled with a mix of experience and youth, were ready to begin the hunt for glory. A key addition to our armoury was the spin wizard from Trinidad & Tobago, Sunil Narine. It wasn’t the perfect start as we lost our first 2 games of the season but it was our 7 victories on-the-trot that helped us seal the second place on the points table and enter the play-offs. We clinched a nail-biting encounter against CSK in the final to lay our hands on the trophy for the first time. Gautam was a key contributor from both the captaincy front and the batting front, amassing 590 runs (6 half-centuries) in the championship season.
Consistency is the key, and Gautam was the key-holder to it. A true team player who selflessly played for the team without bothering about personal accolades and plaudits. Gambhir scored three consecutive half-centuries in our 2013 IPL campaign that stood out for KKR in a rather disappointing season.
59 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
53 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
60 vs Kings XI Punjab
0, 0, 0, 1 - These were the first four scores of Gautam Gambhir’s 2014 season. But the fighter in Gautam didn’t let him give up and he managed to keep making vital contributions in our 7 match winning streak which helped us reach the play-offs. Two wins against Kings XI Punjab, one in the play-offs and one in the final made sure that we stood on the Champions podium for the second time.
Gautam Gambhir as KKR mentor mentor 2024.
Russell credits Gambhir for Narine's resurgence.
In an interesting revelation, KKR all-rounder Andre Russell said that newly minted mentor Gautam Gambhir is the sole reason behind Sunil Narine's success this IPL 2024 season as he pushed him to the open the innings wholeheartedly.
Sunil Narine's resurgence as a batter this IPL 2024 season has been a massive factor behind KKR's successful campaign as they qualify for the finals after beating SRH by 8 wickets.
Interestingly, KKR all-rounder Andre Russell revealed the chain of events that promoted Sunil Narine to the opening slot. After the Qualifier 1 win against SRH, Russell told Star Sports that the credit behind Narine's resurgence with the bat goes to mentor Gautam Gambhir.
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Gautam Gambhir praised Shah Rukh Khan for not meddling in the functioning of Kolkata Knight Riders, and said that in the seven years that he's been associated with the team, they've discussed cricket just once.
After the recent viral video of Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of the Lucknow Super Giants Indian Premier League franchise, apparently lecturing player KL Rahul, there has been a heated debate on social media about the boundaries that corporate executives should maintain with athletes. In a recent interview, Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir said that team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan maintains a hands-off approach to managing the performance side of the business.
Shah Rukh is a fixture at nearly every KKR match, especially those that take place on the team’s home turf of Eden Gardens in West Bengal, but according to Gambhir, he doesn’t meddle in the team’s strategies. Appearing on cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel, Gambhir said that SRK is the ‘best owner’ that he has ever worked with. “In the seven years of me captaining, we had not spoken 70 seconds about cricket. He had never asked me a single question on cricket in those seven years. Can you imagine?” he said.
