DTVHINDIIPL 2024: Gautam Gambhir said ‘very excited’ about returning to KKR
Under Gambhir’s captaincy, Kolkata won the IPL 2012 and 2014 titles. Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Indian cricket team opener Gautam Gambhir was recently seen doing a question and answer session (#AskGG) with cricket fans on the social media platform X. So during this time, cricket fans got a chance to talk directly to the two-time World Cup champion player. During this, many fans asked various questions to Gambhir, to which Gambhir answered. Apart from this, let us tell you that under his captaincy, Gautam Gambhir has made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) champion twice. In the final of IPL 2012, KKR won the title by defeating Chennai Super Kings at their home ground. So in the year 2014, under the captaincy of Gambhir, KKR defeated Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) by 3 wickets in the final match. So now Gambhir has joined the two-time champion Kolkata team as a mentor for the 17th season of IPL. On the other hand, in this question and answer session, when a fan asked Gautam Gambhir a question about Kolkata Knight Riders team and Shahrukh Khan’s return to the team, Gautam said something very serious. Responding to this fan, Gambhir wrote – Is it not clear? He is a family and KKR is an emotion for me. Very excited. See this social media post of Gautam Gambhir Isn’t it obvious? He is family & KKR is an emotion for me. Extremely excited! — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 Don’t fall for creating an image. Be yourself! — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 One & only Muttiah Muralitharan — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 What do u think my answer will be having played a part in selecting! — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 Nope but I did get out accidentally & said “oops wasn’t my intention” ??? — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 Ultimate match winner! — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 I say what I feel. You should think who benefits from the controversies! — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 29, 2023 Also read- December 29- Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL
IPL 2024 Auction: Best XI of unsold players
Today we will tell you about those best players on whom big bids should have been made but they went unsold. Josh Hazlewood (Photo Source: Twitter) Many great players were bid for in the Indian Premier League 2024 auction. This auction took place on 19 December in Dubai. There were some players who were bid heavily while some famous players went unsold. Kolkata Knight Riders bid Rs 24.75 crore for Mitchell Starc. He has become the most expensive player of this tournament. Not only this, Australia team captain Pat Cummins was included in their team by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore. Today we will tell you about those best players on whom big bids should have been made but they went unsold. Here is the best XI of unsold players in the IPL 2024 auction: 1- Phil Salt (Wicketkeeper) Phil Salt (Photo Source: Twitter) England’s best wicketkeeper batsman Phil Salt was not included in any team in this auction. Let us tell you, before the IPL 2024 auction, Phil Salt had scored two consecutive centuries in the T20 series against West Indies. Phil Salt was included in their team by Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023. He scored 218 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate above 163 with the help of two half-centuries.
IPL 2024: “On paper they look very strong”- Aakash Chopra said about SRH
The former India opener is hopeful that the IPL 2016 champions will try to win the title in the upcoming edition of the prestigious league. They said that, “When the team was good last year, did not release too many players, and have strengthened the team further, they should finish in the top four. “I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they look close to winning the title.” Apart from Cummins and Head, SRH bought Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh and J Subramanian in the auction. They also bought Shahbaz Ahmed from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) before the auction and gave Mayank Dagar to RCB in return. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) full squad for IPL 2024: retained players– Abdul Samad, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed (trade), Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanveer Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqui. bought new players– Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathaveda Subramanian. Also read: Read all the latest cricket news till today evening from the cricket world.
