Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a forgettable IPL 2023 edition who finished at 7th position on the points table with 12 points from 14 matches. All eyes though will be on Gautam Gambhir who is back with KKR as a mentor. Gautam Gambhir along with head coach Chandrakant Pandit can be deadly combo for IPL 2024 edition.
KKR received a massive blow as the star right handed batter Jason Roy has pulled out of the tournament citing personal reasons. At the same time, KKR have named Phil Salt as his replacement who is in the form of his life and was in the beast mode in the recently concluded West Indies vs England T20I match series.
Gautam Gambhir is an amazing leader- Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer was having an interaction the media and was quite pumped up to work along with the newly appointed mentor Gautam Gambhir. Venkatesh Iyer also pointed out that both Gautam Gambhir & head coach Chandrakant Pandit are amazing tacticians and said that they have the experience of winning trophies.
“Gautam sir coming back is going to be a huge plus for KKR. I’m really looking forward to working with him. Whatever conversations I’ve had with him in the past, he has always talked about creating an impact for the team’s goals rather than personal milestones,” said Venkatesh Iyer.
“He is an amazing leader and I’m also excited to see the combination of him and Chandu sir (Chandrakant Pandit). Both are amazing tacticians and have the experience of winning trophies,” he added.
Gautam Gambhir an Asset
KKR fans would be quite hopeful with the return of Gautam Gambhir who won IPL tournaments in 2012 & 2014 edition. Ever since that, the side hasn’t been able to perform according to their credentials which has hurt the team massively. The side had reached the final in 2021 season under the leadership of Eoin Morgan but couldn’t win the championship.
KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer will have to solve his conundrum of short-ball quickly and make smart decisions on the field. This time all the 10 teams are evenly matched and at the same time, it is strongly believed that IPL 2024 edition is the stepping stone for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 which is in June 2024.