It isn’t often that the mentor of a franchise gets credited emphatically for the team’s performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Even before the 2024 edition of the T20 league concluded, a mentor whose stocks had soared was Gautam Gambhir. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged as the strongest team from the league stage of the campaign, as cricket analysts, fans and former players started to sing praises for the former India opener. KKR’s lopsided victory in the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed Gambhir’s status as a tactician who masterminded the team’s rampant run in the 17th edition of IPL.
But, what made Gambhir so influential at KKR. It isn’t often that excellent coaches or mentors deliver at every team they go, but…
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