IPL 2024: KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir wishes ‘leaders’ Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana for new challenge

Newly appointed mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders Gautam Gambhir congratulated Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana after the 2-time champions confirmed their leadership group on Thursday, December 14.

Gautam Gambhir, who had an emotional homecoming, is expected to play a key role in shaping KKR’s fortunes in the next IPL season and his message to the two new ‘leaders’ was clear.

On Thursday, Kolkata Knight Riders put a full stop to speculation by announcing Shreyas Iyer as their captain and Nitish Rana as vice-captain for IPL 2024. Rana led the team in the absence of an injured Iyer last year. Rana impressed with his aggressive leadership skills as KKR did well in patches despite not having their biggest star for IPL 2024.

Ahead of the IPL auction, KKR made it clear that the captaincy would return to Shreyas Iyer, who was in fine form in World Cup 2023 for India after having recovered from his long-standing injury concerns.