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Describing them as "unsung heroes", BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Monday announced that groundsmen and curators of all the 10 regular IPL venues will be given Rs 25 lakh each as a token of appreciation for providing "brilliant pitches" during the league. The IPL concluded in Chennai on Sunday with Kolkata Knight Riders lifting their third overall trophy with an eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
After conceding an 8-wicket defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) assistant coach Simon Helmot hoped that they would come back harder in the next season of the tournament. KKR lifted their third title under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer after thumping Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the tournament by 8 wickets win. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Helmot accepted that the middle order of their batting lineup failed to score many runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his team's third title Indian Premier League (IPL) victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday and the superstar could not stop himself from showering love on his team members. After the match, KKR co-owner celebrated with each member of the team and even kissed mentor Gautam Gambhir's forehead. Gambhir's return did wonders for KKR this year. Their third title celebrations began at the same ground Chepauk where they lifted their maiden title in 2012 under the leadership of Gambhir.
As Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 title, former Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indian batter Ambati Rayudu found another reason to take as swipe at Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rayudu, who has been trolling the Bengaluru franchise relentlessly since their IPL 2024 exit, took a fresh swipe, saying it's not the Orange Cap that wins a team the title but collective performances. It was Virat who raced away with the top-scorer's title this year, aggregating over 700 runs bus his team was knocked out in the Eliminator by Rajasthan Royals.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 concluded on an extraordinary note, with the Kolkata Knight Riders clinching their 3rd title while the Sunrisers Hyderabad could only settle for the runners-up medal. With the win, KKR also bagged a whopping prize money of INR 20 crore, while SRH were give Rs 12.5 crore. The total prize money IPL had reserved for the occasion was INR 46.5 crore, which wasn't only distributed among the winners and the runners-up.
Undoubtedly one of the biggest factors behind Kolkata Knight Riders' triumph at Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Gautam Gambhir is the man the whole of the Indian cricket spectrum has bowed down to as Shreyas Iyer's men lifted the coveted title on Sunday. Gambhir, since his arrival at KKR, transformed the way the franchise functioned, making game-changing decisions to ensure the team's success in the 17th edition of the T20 league. As KKR ended their 10-year wait to lift the IPL trophy for the third time in their history, Gambhir shared an inspirational post on social media that has taken the entire world of internet by storm.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) blew away SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) with an exceptional bowling performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first, the KKR bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora's fiery powerplay spells, knocked the wind out of SRH's sails. Cummins top-scored with a pride-saving 24 as SRH were bowled out for 113 in 18.3 overs.
Drenched in emotion, Kolkata Knight Riders players highlighted the contributions of mentor Gautam Gambhir and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar in moulding the team into a champion outfit that outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad to lift its third IPL trophy on Sunday. The likes of Andre Russell and Harshit Rana found it tough to describe the feeling of being IPL champions, even as they praised Nayar. KKR crushed Hyderabad by eight wickets in a completely one-sided final after bowling out their opponents for 113, the lowest ever total in an IPL title clash. This was KKR's third IPL title.