IPL 2024: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 could be quite special for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Shreyas Iyer was injured in IPL 2023 and in such a situation, the captaincy of KKR was taken over by Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer has returned to the team for this season and apart from this, Gautam Gambhir, who made KKR the IPL champion twice under his captaincy, is also Has returned to the team in a new role.
Former England captain Eoin Morgan, who captained KKR in the IPL, believes that Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer together can change the fortunes of KKR in 2024.
KKR remained in seventh position in 2022 and 2023. He has appointed Gambhir as his mentor for the next season of IPL, who has previously led the team to the title twice as captain. Apart from this, KKR has also announced the return of Shreyas Iyer as captain. Shreyas Iyer is also in good form these days, from which KKR can benefit.
Morgan told Jio Cinema, ‘I believe that Shreyas was greatly missed in the last tournament and certainly Nitish Rana did what he could in such a short time. Getting to know the new coach under pressure and adjusting to things proved to be extremely challenging.
He said, ‘But Gambhir, who had the passion to win in any situation, has returned. I have played with him and also played under his captaincy, so I can say that Gambhir knows very well how to change things.
Morgan said, ‘Together with Shreyas, Gambhir will guide KKR in every aspect, and looking at his record while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders, I believe it will have a positive impact.’
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