DTVHINDIMI or KKR- which IPL team does Virat Kohli consider his arch enemy?
Virat Kohli has named Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as his favourite IPL opponent ahead of Mumbai Indians (MI). Virat Kohli of RCB (Image Source: BCCI/IPL) Virat Kohli is an IPL legend and holds a special record of being the only player to represent the same franchise in every season. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman joined the franchise as a rookie in the 2008 draft. Despite his initial struggles, RCB backed Virat and retained him ahead of the IPL 2011 mega-auction. After that Virat Kohli became the full-time captain of RCB in 2013. Virat has been playing for RCB since 2008, so he has had a long rivalry with every opponent in the T20 league. While talking to Star Sports, Virat talked about IPL and picked his best opponent. Which IPL team does Virat Kohli consider his arch enemy? Virat has named Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as his favorite IPL opponent ahead of Mumbai Indians (MI). Let us tell you that Virat was a part of the first IPL match played between RCB and KKR on 18 April 2008. The team captained by Sourav Ganguly scored a total of 222 runs and RCB was all out for 82 runs. Virat was out after scoring 1 run off 5 balls in that match. Kohli’s stats against Mumbai Indians Kohli played his first IPL match against Mumbai Indians on 20 April. He scored 23 runs off 14 balls and RCB achieved the target of 166 runs. At the same time, he has scored 855 runs in 33 matches against Mumbai Indians. Kohli has also scored five half-centuries against MI. Kohli’s stats against KKR Virat has played 34 matches against KKR and scored 962 runs. He has one century and six half-centuries to his name. Interestingly, RCB has never faced Mumbai Indians or KKR in the IPL final. Kohli’s IPL career The Indian legend is the highest run scorer in IPL. He has scored 8004 runs in 252 matches. Virat has 8 centuries and 55 half-centuries to his name. Virat has played 3 IPL finals with RCB, but has never won the trophy.
Who will be the next mentor of KKR after Gautam Gambhir?? This player is leading in the race
Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as India’s new head coach means that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be without a mentor for the next season. Gambhir’s tenure has led them to three Indian Premier League titles, two as captain and one as mentor. Meanwhile, some media reports have revealed that the KKR management is already looking for Gambhir’s replacement. According to a report in The Telegraph, South African great and former franchise coach Jacques Kallis is the frontrunner to replace Gambhir as KKR mentor. Although Chandrakant Pandit is set to continue as the head coach of the team, the appointment of Kallis might force him to play a role similar to Gambhir. Jacques Kallis can become KKR’s mentor for IPL 2025 The report added, “The franchise is also looking for a replacement for Gambhir, who was crucial to their third IPL title this year. The name of South African great all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who coached KKR in 2019, is also doing the rounds.” Interestingly, Kallis was part of the 2012 and 2014 IPL title-winning Kolkata team when Gambhir was the captain of the team. After his retirement in 2014, Kallis joined KKR as batting consultant in 2015, followed by his appointment as the team’s coach after Trevor Bayliss’ departure. He stayed with KKR till 2019 and then joined the South African team as batting consultant. Apart from a mentor, KKR may also need a batting coach. According to reports, KKR batting consultant Abhishek Nair is also in the race to join Gambhir’s support staff as an assistant coach in Team India. Meanwhile, Gambhir will start his tenure as India’s head coach with the Sri Lanka tour. The former India opener replaced Rahul Dravid in this position.
Big news! Rahul Dravid got a big offer from KKR for IPL 2025, will replace Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir will soon be appointed as the next head coach of Team India. He will replace Rahul Dravid in the Indian team and will join the team later this month before the series against Sri Lanka. According to reports, the left-handed batsman has already shot a video saying goodbye to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fans at Eden Gardens and BCCI will soon appoint him. Interestingly, KKR has approached Dravid to replace Gambhir as mentor for IPL 2025. After his tenure as India’s head coach ended, Dravid is not currently associated with any team, so KKR wanted to include Dravid in their team. KKR has contacted Gautam Gambhir for IPL 2025 According to the news of News18 Bangla, Rahul Dravid has been contacted by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team and they want Dravid to join the team as a mentor in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. But the former Indian coach has not yet responded to this. During Dravid’s tenure, Team India won the T20 World Cup 2024, won the Asia Cup, reached the final of the World Cup 2023 and the World Test Championship. Gambhir was the mentor of KKR in 2024 and KKR won the title. After this, BCCI was constantly talking to Gambhir about the post of head coach. Recently Gambhir has returned from Kolkata. It is being said that he has had a farewell in Kolkata and soon BCCI can seal his name as the head coach. After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title, the Indian team is currently playing a five-match T20 International series on the Zimbabwe tour and after this, Team India has to go on a Sri Lanka tour next month. VVS Laxman has gone on the Zimbabwe tour as the head coach and there are reports that Gautam Gambhir will take over his post before the tour against Sri Lanka.
Big update about Gautam Gambhir, he shot farewell video for KKR, a big announcement will be made soon
Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as India’s next head coach looks almost certain. According to some media reports, he recently took part in a video shoot at Eden Gardens to bid farewell to his fans in Kolkata. The Indian cricket team is currently without a head coach after Rahul Dravid’s tenure ended with the victory of the T20 World Cup 2024. According to sources from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Gambhir suddenly arrived at Eden Gardens with his video team on Friday. He shot for some time in privacy in the stadium. This is probably his farewell video for KKR. Gambhir has an emotional connection with KKR, so he wants to say goodbye to the team in a special way. Gautam Gambhir had a golden journey with KKR This video will also show Gambhir’s golden journey with KKR. It is worth mentioning that KKR won the IPL trophy for the third time this year under Gambhir’s captaincy in 2012 and 2014 and after a decade under his mentorship. It is also being said that this video will be released after the announcement of Gambhir’s name as the new head coach of the Indian team. It is almost certain that Gautam Gambhir will be the next head coach of Team India after Rahul Dravid. Dravid took over the responsibility of Team India’s head coach at the end of 2021 and remained in this position till the T20 World Cup-2024. Although his tenure ended after the ODI World Cup-2023, his tenure was later extended till the 2024 T20 World Cup. BCCI secretary Jay Shah had earlier confirmed that the new head coach will take charge from Team India’s tour of Sri Lanka, which will consist of 3 ODIs and as many T20Is. Currently, the Men in Blue are facing Zimbabwe in a five-match T20I series. National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman is serving as the head coach on this tour.
VIDEO: Will Harshit Rana ever give a flying kiss to Virat Kohli on the field? Know the answer of KKR bowler
‘So I didn’t provoke him, I have respect for him (Virat Kohli)’- Harshit Rana Harshit Rana, Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Harshit Rana has shown a great game for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024. The young bowler has taken 19 wickets in 11 matches. Harshit Rana’s onfield flying-kiss celebration has made a lot of headlines in the season. He did this celebration after dismissing Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Mayank Agarwal in the very first match. After which the BCCI also fined him. Due to this celebration, Harshit was also banned for one match. Recently, during an interview, Harshit Rana told that he had never thought that he would do such a celebration before going to the field. Also, a big question was asked to the player whether he would be able to do this flying-kiss celebration in front of Virat Kohli, let us tell you what the bowler replied to. I can’t do this in front of Virat Kohli- Harshit Rana Harshit Rana has recently been seen talking about many things on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel. During this interview, Shubhankar Mishra asked Harshit about his flying-kiss celebration that, ‘Will you do it in front of Virat, will you be able to give a flying kiss to Virat? Harshit Rana: “I didn’t tease Virat Kohli. I have respect for him, as I do for all players. But in front of him, you shouldn’t do such things (Flying Kiss) anyway.”😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/YuefR35ZYb — Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) June 17, 2024 Harshit Rana replied saying, ‘Sir, I mean I am telling you that I did not even think of doing this in the first match. And in the second match also something like this… I mean people started relating to me that I should do it in the RCB match.’ Harshit Rana then said that he respects every player, but Virat Kohli’s status is so high that he will never be able to do the flying-kiss celebration in front of him. ,So I did not provoke him, I have respect for him (Virat Kohli), respect for all the players, but I cannot do this in front of him.
‘Gautam Gambhir has made these sacrifices to make KKR win, so why doesn’t he take the credit’: Harshit Rana
Should Gautam Gambhir get credit for KKR’s victory or not? Harshit Rana gave this statement on this Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Kolkata Knight Riders had a stellar season in IPL 2024. Among the many stars who had a stellar season with the three-time champions, India’s Harshit Rana stood out. 22-year-old Harshit Rana made headlines early in the tournament as he was suspended for one match for aggressive celebrations. Harshit Rana did the ‘flying kiss’ celebration after dismissing Mayank Agarwal against SRH on March 23. Apart from this, he did another celebration in which he put a finger on his lips and made a silent sign. He also had to face a ban due to this celebration, but despite this Rana managed to make a comeback and played a great season. The star pacer took 19 wickets in the entire season and gave KKR their third wicket IPL Helped win the title. Recently, the 22-year-old appeared on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast where he talked about Gautam Gambhir’s sacrifice. Should Gautam Gambhir get credit for KKR’s victory or not? Shubhankar Mishra asked a question to Harshit Rana, he asked- “When there is a mentor like Gautam Gambhir, the captain does not get that much credit. Like Ashish Nehra, Gautam Gambhir, these are such mentors in whose mentorship, there is more discussion about them than the captain. Like Rohit’s Mumbai, Virat’s RCB, Dhoni’s CSK, no one talks about the mentors of those teams, the teams are famous by the name of the players. But after Gambhir’s retirement and becoming a mentor again, headlines still come that Gambhir’s KKR, while the captain is someone else, so how right and how wrong is this? On this, Harshit Rana gave a very good answer and said- “Look, we have just come to know these things from you, we have no information. But sir, I would definitely like to say that he (Gautam Gambhir) has left everything for KKR. He has left his politics and has come here. He has left everything just to make KKR win and has worked day and night. Then why not talk about him and give him all the credit.” What is your opinion after watching this video? Watch video Harshit Rana talking about the sacrifices of Gautam Gambhir to make KKR win.pic.twitter.com/RFerfSJiKH — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 17, 2024
Vaibhav Arora, who reached home for the first time after winning the IPL 2024 trophy, was given a warm welcome in his hometown Ambala
During this time drums were played and fireworks were also done Vaibhav Arora (Pic Source X) Recently IPL 2024 concluded, where Kolkata Knight Riders won the title for the third time. Shreyas Iyer’s team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final. There was tremendous enthusiasm among the players after KKR won the trophy. Now, after KKR became the champion, fast bowler Vaibhav Arora was warmly welcomed on reaching his hometown Ambala. During this, people lifted him on their shoulders and welcomed him by garlanding him. Apart from this, drums were also played and fireworks were also done. Vaibhav Arora sent Travis Head to the pavilion on a duck in the final Vaibhav Arora played an important role in KKR winning the title for the third time. He took 11 wickets in 10 matches. In the final of IPL 2024, Vaibhav Arora sent Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, KKR bowlers pushed SRH on the backfoot. Earlier, the 26-year-old took the big wicket of Abhishek Sharma during Qualifier-1 against SRH and once again set the tone for his team with the new ball in a crucial match. Arora recorded his best performance of the season against Delhi Capitals, where he took three wickets for 27 runs in his four-over spell. Talking about the final match, Hyderabad’s team, which batted strongly throughout the season, was bowled out for just 113 runs. In reply, KKR chased the target in just 10.3 overs thanks to Venkatesh Iyer’s unbeaten 52* runs. In this way, Kolkata won its third IPL trophy by winning by 8 wickets.
Our next goal is to make KKR the most successful team in IPL: Gautam Gambhir
Recently, Gautam Gambhir revealed that he is still hungry for the IPL trophy and he wants to make Kolkata Knight Riders the most successful franchise. Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In the final of the Indian Premier League 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders’ performance was very good under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir. He took many important decisions this season due to which the Kolkata team won the final. Recently, Gautam Gambhir revealed that he is still hungry for the IPL trophy and he wants to make Kolkata Knight Riders the most successful franchise. Let us tell you, Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL trophy three times. They have won the trophy of 2012, 2014 and 2024 seasons. In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, Gautam Gambhir said, ‘We are still two trophies behind Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Even though we won the trophy this season, Kolkata Knight Riders is still not the most successful franchise in IPL. To do that, we will have to win the tournament three more times and for that we will have to practice a lot. Our next goal is that Kolkata Knight Riders become the most successful team in IPL. There would be nothing better than this for us. Our journey to reach that place has already begun. We will face many challenges at every step: Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir further said, ‘When you come to IPL, your first thought is that our team should reach the playoffs. When you are near the playoffs, you want to make your place in the top 2. After this we want to make our place in the finals. You have to face many challenges at every step. Today I am sitting at home and I am very happy. IPL is such a league in which we should not take any team lightly. When you win the tournament, you feel very good. Now I just want to go on a holiday with my family. I want to spend some time with my family. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
So Gautam Gambhir was very happy with the return of RCB in IPL 2024, KKR mentor himself made a big revelation
Under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 trophy. Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Indian team opener and Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir revealed his three favorite moments of the Indian Premier League 2024. Let us tell you, under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 trophy. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the Indian Premier League 2024. The Kolkata team won the final by 8 wickets. Gautam Gambhir’s mentorship was praised by many people. Gautam Gambhir said that he himself was very happy to see the way Royal Challengers Bangalore made a comeback in IPL 2024. Not only this, Gautam Gambhir also praised the bowling of Lucknow Super Giants’ young fast bowler Mayank Yadav. Gautam Gambhir spoke about his favourite moment on Sportskeeda’s Mann Ki Baat. He said, ‘The opening partnership of Abhishek Sharma and Travels Head was really amazing. Not only this, he also liked Mayank Yadav’s bowling spell and RCB’s comeback of winning 6 consecutive matches.’ Gautam Gambhir made a big revelation about his relationship with Virat Kohli Gautam Gambhir said about his relationship with Virat Kohli, ‘Thinking is far from the truth. The country does not need to know about my relationship with Virat Kohli. We both want our team to win and it does not matter to me what people say and think about us.’ Gautam Gambhir also praised Virat Kohli for hitting sixes. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli hit 38 sixes in the Indian Premier League 2024. Not only this, the experienced batsman was the highest run scorer of the Indian Premier League 2024. He won the Orange Cap. In IPL 2023, there was a lot of debate between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir about something during the match. However, in this season, both of them were seen hugging each other. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Shreyas Iyer is no longer able to keep himself away from the IPL 2024 trophy, the KKR captain is carrying it with him everywhere
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final match of Indian Premier League 2024. Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-X) In the final match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets and won the trophy of this great tournament. In the final of IPL 2024, all the players from Kolkata Knight Riders performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Let us tell you, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders won many important matches this season. They were the first team of this season to qualify for the playoffs. The team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1. Not only this, they also performed very well in the final. Kolkata Knight Riders have shared some pictures of Shreyas Iyer on their official social media account today i.e. on 28 May, in which it can be seen that wherever the captain of the team is going, he is not keeping the trophy away from himself at all. Kolkata Knight Riders shared these pictures on their social media account and captioned it, ‘Wherever, whenever we are, we are meant to be together.’ Here is the post from Kolkata Knight Riders: Talking about the final of the Indian Premier League 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to perform well and the team batting first was able to score only 113 runs after losing all the wickets. Captain Pat Cummins scored 24 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was the highest run scorer for his team. In response, Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by losing two wickets. Venkatesh Iyer played an unbeaten match-winning innings of 52 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 39 runs. All the players of Kolkata Knight Riders will be very happy with their performance. Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy was also very good this season. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
