I have not replaced anyone in KKR, insists http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 – Cricket News Update
The victorious Kolkata Knight Riders skipper, Gautam Gambhir, has said that he has his own identity and has not replaced anyone in the KKR outfit.
After playing the first three editions of the lucrative Indian Premier League with his hometown franchise, Delhi Daredevils, the 30-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746. The left-hander
led the side to playoffs in his first season as skipper and the other year he helped the side, hence confirming that the captaincy change has worked well in favour of the franchise.
“I have my own identity, my own passion, and my own skills,” said the Delhi-born Indian opener when asked if he ever felt replacing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LN-Onyango-c1844 would be a tough task for him.
“Not even once did I think that I had replaced Sourav Ganguly. KKR’s owners decided to move on and they gave me a responsibility and a job that I wanted to do with honesty. I wasn’t thinking about anything else,” he added further.
The King http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 owned IPL franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders was embroiled by a number of controversies in the first four editions of the Twenty20 league. But this year the side has had a controversy free tournament, where they did make the headlines but mostly
for cricketing reasons. And many relate it to Gambhir’s shrewd leadership.
Refusing to take the credit, Gambhir said that after three years of despair, despondency and disillusionment the Knight Riders deserved the victory.
After KKR won the title, the celebrations in Kolkata were over the top. Gambhir, who was also part of the squads that won http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 T20 and ODI world cups, also celebrated the feat with teammates. When asked to compare his emotions as a player after winning
the IPL title with those after winning the world cup, Gambhir said, “There’s nothing bigger than the country. The World Cup was very special and will always be special.”
The left-hander also had a word of praise for KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan for his continuous support without interfering into the team matters.
“In the last two years he hasn’t interfered even once in any of the cricketing matters, and that is what makes him such a special person,” said Gambhir of SRK.
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