New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders have shown an amazing performance in this season of the Indian Premier League. Even before the start of the tournament, franchise co-owner Shahrukh Khan had added Gautam Gambhir to the team as a mentor. This veteran has won the trophy for KKR twice as captain. The player on whom he/she placed his/her bet in the auction held before IPL 2024, showed his/her talent before the final and did wonders in the final.
Everyone was waiting for the IPL final to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both the teams played brilliantly this season and made it to the mega finals. In the match, Sunrisers captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first. Kolkata’s star fast bowler Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc as soon as he/she arrived. In the first over, one of the most dangerous batsmen, Abhishek Sharma was clean bowled and then Rahul Tripathi was dismissed.
Gambhir was determined, bid high
Gautam Gambhir had decided to go all out to include Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc with the Kolkata team. In the auction, KKR mentor had bid Rs 24.75 crore for this player. This was the biggest amount received by any player in the history of the tournament.
This season, Mitchell Starr did not start well but as the playoffs approached, he/she picked up his/her pace. After playing 14 matches for Kolkata this season, he/she took a total of 17 wickets. In the final, he/she took a wicket in the first over and then took a wicket in the next over also.
first published : May 26, 2024, 8:52 PM IST