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Gautam Gambhir's intense look whenever his team plays is wll-documented. Rarely can Gautam Gambhir be seen smiling, when his side plays. Be it for his earlier side Lucknow Super Giants or his current side Kolka Knight Riders, the celebrated IPL 'mentor' is always focussed and serious. He recently indulged on the same topic during a discussion with anchor Cyrus Broacha
Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir says Sunil Narine is perhaps the greatest bowler in IPL and he had an inkling that the West Indian will develop into a legend of T20 cricket when he made his ODI debut against India way back in 2011. The former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper and now team mentor has revealed that he decided to rope Narine for the IPL after seeing the West Indian during his debut series in 2011. "I must have faced seven or eight deliveries and I thought this is the guy who is going to go out there and become the legend of the game, especially in T20 cricket," Gambhir said in KKR Knights Dugout Podcast.
Sunil Narine opening for Kolkata Knight Riders in this IPL has proved to be a masterstroke and credit for the West Indian's move up the order should go to team mentor Gautam Gambhir, reckons Rinku Singh. Narine smashed his maiden T20 hundred on Tuesday, a 56-ball 109 against Rajasthan Royals. His form at the top this season has been nothing short of remarkable considering he aggregated just 154 runs over the past three seasons while batting lower down the order. As an opener this season, he has already collected 276 runs in six games.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 continues to be a nightmare for most bowlers, with batters enjoying unprecedented success in the tournament so far. A total of nine 200+ totals have already been witnessed in this IPL, with teams showing now signs of a slowdown either. Seeing batters tear apart bowlers in most matches, commentator Harsha Bhogle suggested a change in the ball manufacturer. Now, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir has echoed his comments, suggesting another manufacturer can be used to replace the existing Kookaburra balls.
Seeing his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffer a narrow defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan decided to lift the team's morale. SRK gave an inspiring speech in the KKR dressing room, asserting that there will be days like this where the team would end up being second best despite 'deserving to win'. It was the Jos Buttler show that won Rajasthan the match but Shah Rukh wanted his Knight Riders team to focus on the big picture and continue doing what they have so far this season. (IPL 2024 Points Table)
The Eden Gardens on Tuesday was witness to something special on Tuesday. Sunil Narine, after 15 years since making his first-class debut, scored his career's first century at the age of 35 years and 326 days. The century came in 49 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders against Rajasthan Royals. The West Indies allrounder, who has been promoted up the order, slammed 13 fours and six sixes on way to slamming a 56-ball 109. The century was met with joyous reaction from Shah Rukh Khan, team owner of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir offered free sweets to journalists on the eve of the Bengali New Year or Poila Baisakh on Saturday. The heartwarming inciden took place on the eve of KKR's match against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Eden Gardens. After tackling some tough questions on KKR's season so far, an ecstatic Gambhir distributed sweets to the journalists inside the press box. The former LSG mentor uploaded a video of the same on his social media handles.
Mitchell Starc's poor returns with the ball this IPL "does not make him a bad bowler", Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir said on Saturday while laying emphasis on the team's success over individual brilliance. The Australian left-arm quick, who was bought by the franchise for a whopping sum of Rs 24.75 crore, has so far taken just two wickets at an average of 77 and has leaked 11 runs per over across four matches.