Gautam Gambhir Quits Lucknow Super Giants, Announces Name Of His New IPL Franchise

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir officially left Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants to rejoin Kolkata Knight Riders, a team with which he won two titles as skipper. KKR's CEO Venky Mysore announced the decision on Wednesday, assigning the role of a mentor to Gambhir. The Knight Riders' co-owner Shah Rukh Khan welcomed the decision with open arms, calling the arrival of Gambhir to the franchise as the 'return of their captain'. Even Gambhir was all emotional as his KKR switch from LSG was sealed.

Gambhir served the role of LSG's mentor for two years, helping them reach the final in the IPL 2022 edition. In the 2023 campaign, LSG finished third in the league standings but couldn't qualify for the final for the second time in a row.

He announced his departure from Lucknow through an emotional post: "Gambhir also bid farewell to the Super Giants with an emotional post. He wrote on Twitter, "As I announce the end of my impeccable journey with Lucknow Super Giants, I am filled with love and immense gratitude towards all the players, coaches, support staff and every individual who has made this journey memorable. I would like to thank Dr. Sanjiv Goenka for his inspiring leadership while creating this remarkable franchise and for his tremendous support to all my endeavours. I'm sure that the team will do wonders in the future and will make every LSG fan proud. All the very best LSG brigade!"

LSG Brigade! pic.twitter.com/xfG3YBu6l4

In another post, Gambhir revealed that he has rejoined the Knight Riders.

I'm back. I'm hungry. I'm No.23. Ami KKR @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/KDRneHmzN4

Speaking on his return, Gambhir said, "I am not an emotional person and not many things move me. But this is different.