Tag: KKR

KKR gets heads rolling

Arijit Bose

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders’ coaches and mentors have interestingly been sought after by international cricket boards. There are some facts, however, that are accurate. Trevor Bayliss won KKR two IPL titles, in 2012 and 2014, and was negotiating for an extension when England and Wales Cricket Board’s Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss approached him with an offer. Initially, the Australian said no, but it is believed that Strauss made a second approach, this time with an offer Bayliss could not refuse. Matthew Mott, once an assistant coach of the Knight…

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Gambhir’s silent moves that helped KKR

Arijit Bose
KKR

New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni… the most successful captain in IPL history. Under his captaincy, Dhoni won the IPL for Chennai five times and took it to the playoffs the most number of times. Rohit Sharma, the captain who won the IPL for Mumbai Indians five times. Till now, when there was talk of winning the title in IPL, only the names of these two used to come up. But now the story has moved forward. One more name has been added to this list, about whom it can be…

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