IPL 2024: Team India’s former veteran cricketer Gautam Gambhir has left the Lucknow Super Giants team. Gautam Gambhir, in his post on X, has informed about his resignation from the post of mentor of Lucknow Super Giants. Now Gautam Gambhir has been given the responsibility of mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). There were speculations about Gambhir’s separation from the Lucknow team for a long time. Before Gambhir, Lucknow’s head coach Andy Flower has also resigned from his post. After making KKR champion twice, Gambhir has now got the responsibility of mentor.
Gambhir’s wonderful journey with Lucknow
However, the journey of Gambhir and Flower with Lucknow team captain KL Rahul has been wonderful. Lucknow team managed to reach the playoffs twice. However, the team had to face defeat in the play-off round and the Lucknow team could not reach the finals.
Only after Andy Flower stepped down from the post of coach, there was speculation that Gautam Gambhir would also step down from the role of mentor of the Lucknow team. After Andy Flower stepped down from the post of coach, former Australian opening batsman and head coach Justin Langer has been made the head coach of the Lucknow team.
Gautam Gambhir appointed as Mentor of KKR: Gautam Gambhir leaves LSG, will be the mentor of KKR in IPL 2024! Tweeted this information
Best wishes to Lucknow team
Gambhir informed about leaving the Lucknow team in a post on X on Wednesday. He wrote that LSG Brigade! Along with this he added two heart emojis. Gambhir wrote – As I am announcing the end of my wonderful journey with Lucknow Super Giants. In this moment, I express my love and gratitude to all the players, coaches, support staff and everyone who has made this journey memorable.
Gambhir thanked Sanjiv Goenka for his excellent leadership and said that he has created a great franchise.
Congratulating the Lucknow team, he said that I am confident that the LSG team will perform brilliantly in the coming days. I hope that this team will make the fans of Lucknow proud through their brilliant performance.
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KKR was made champion twice
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have welcomed Gautam Gambhir back home. Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, KKR team has become IPL champion twice. On his return to the KKR camp, Gambhir said, ‘I am not an emotional person and things don’t affect me much, but this is different. It’s like returning to the place where it all began. Today, my throat is full and my heart is full of energy as I think about wearing that purple and gold jersey once again. I am not only returning to KKR but am coming back to the City of Joy. I am number 23, ami KKR’.
Gambhir joined the KKR team in the year 2011 and remained a part of this team till 2017. During this period, KKR made it to the playoffs five times and achieved the honor of becoming IPL champion in 2012 and 2014. Now Gambhir has joined his old team.
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