Batsman Nitish Rana from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) proudly stood beside the teams mentor Gautam Gambhir displaying the coveted IPL 2024 trophy. The heartfelt snapshot immortalized a preseason exchange moments after KKR secured their third IPL championship on the recent Sunday.
Rana recently disclosed that he messaged Gautam Gambhir when he returned to KKR as a mentor ahead of the upcoming season. Gautam Gambhir then praised him for the generosity and urged him to dream and strive toward their goal of winning the IPL trophy at the conclusion of the 2024 season, which he eventually fulfilled.
Things turned out well for them and the entire KKR team. They dominated the competition and won the title on May 26 with a crushing victory over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final.
Nitish Rana moved to his official Instagram account to praise Gautam Gambhir’s approach, posting a clip of their private discussion as a photo. He captioned the post:
“In this era of Mamba Mentality, we’re soon all going to embrace the GG Mentality too. #manefestation #ggmentality.”
Nitish Rana
“I really wish he comes in” – Dinesh Karthik on Gautam Gambhir potentially becoming next head coach for Team India
Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has stated that he would want to see Gautam Gambhir as the Indian team’s next head coach.
He praised Gautam Gambhir’s performance with LSG and KKR in the IPL and believes that the 2011 World Cup champion can instill a winning mentality in the Indian squad. Karthik told Cricbuzz:
“He has really built a good team, one that will have a lot of players retained, and he’s left them in a very, very good place. If he gets the opportunity, I really wish he takes it. Being part of the national team and the patriotism that he has, I think he will definitely be tempted to take it. I really wish he comes in because he will infuse that winning culture he’s infused here, and India would do very well under him.”
Dinesh Karthik
He continued:
“When it comes to KKR, whenever he’s back, they’ll take him back with open arms. What a record he’s had as a coach. Being the mentor for LSG, two years on the bounce qualifying, comes to KKR, and they say, ‘Please, got to do something special for us’, ends up with the trophy. He’s been at the helm, taken all the decisions, be it sending Narine opening, or getting Mitchell Starc in the auction.”
Dinesh Karthik