As soon as Gautam Gambhir returned to Kolkata Knight Riders, the franchise first raised hopes for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. KKR won the only two IPL titles under Gambhir’s captaincy.
As the former India opener has returned in an advisory role, the setup will do wonders as the management hopes. Gambhir is a person who always puts the team ahead of personal achievements.
In a conversation after reaching Kolkata, former KKR star Ryan ten Doeschate was described by the 2011 World Cup-winning cricketer as the ‘greatest team man ever’.
Standing shoulder to shoulder with the ‘Team Man’, Gambhir has done some of the best work in the game. Be it Sachin Tendulkar MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli. But, the former batsman was from the Netherlands.
I’ve never said it in the 42 years of my career, and I wanted to say it. The man I’ve ever played with is the greatest teammate, the most unselfish man I can take a bullet for, a man I can count on for the rest of my life, and I can tell you this because my first game in 2011 Was as the captain of KKR.
this guy had a great performance in the 50-over World Cup. And There were only four foreign players available to us
Had done, and we had just gone to that game with three foreign players, and in that game, he was having a drink and there was no disappointment on his face. He taught me selflessness. Ryan Ten Doeschate. These are the people who made me a leader, Gambhir revealed.
Gambhir also said during the event, “It was not Kolkata Knight Riders that made me successful, it was KKR that made me a successful leader.”
Be A Leader – Gautam Gambhir Taught Me To
Speaking at IPL 2024 the KKR jersey launch event for., a moment IPL 2024 Gautam Gambhir recalled, where Ryan remained ten Doeschate’s ally despite not being a part of the XI. There are only three foreign players that Gambhir said he has selected in the lineup.
“When I talk about unselfishness, the most unselfish person, greatest teammate I’ve ever played with, someone I can take a bullet for, In 2011 someone I can trust In 2011, my first game as captain of KKR, we were the only four foreign players available. This guy’s 50 in the World Cup was brilliant,” Gambhir said.
“With overseas players, we only went three in that game. He had been in that game carrying drinks and there was no disappointment on his face.