The chemistry was there, the caring was there yet they decided to part their ways, this is what people felt when Gautam Gambhir was not retained by Kolkata Knight Riders. Even the fans of KKR were stunned when the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise’s announced their decision not to retain Gautam Gambhir.
Gautam Gambhir had played for KKR for seven years and as a skipper, he had led the team in winning two Indian Premier League trophies.
In the much-talked about IPL auction 2018, Gautam Gambhir had his homecoming when Delhi Daredevils” bought him for Rs. 2.80 crore.
On Friday, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Kahn was answering the questions from his fans during an interacting Twitter session. A Twitter user named, Himil asked SRK, ” @iamsrk Sir! One line for #GautamGambhir #AskSRK'”
@iamsrk Sir! One line for #GautamGambhir #AskSRK
— Himil (@Himil_s_) February 2, 2018
Responding to the Tweet, the ‘Jab Harry met Sejal’ actor wrote, ” Will miss him”.
Will miss him. https://t.co/cAbW58egDV
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) February 2, 2018
Are u happy with the #KKR squad?#AskSRK
Love u.. 🙂— SRKian Vivek (@i_vivek2209) February 2, 2018
Our philosophy at KKR is nurture & believe in youngsters. I feel we will come good. https://t.co/9FyjiilJfu
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) February 2, 2018
After the auction, the Delhi Daredevils’ team in a statement said that they are confident about getting Gambhir back in their squad.
While interacting with the media, DD coach said, “We had a fair bit of thought into that. It is likely now that Gambhir will lead the team next season. We had the conversation with him. He has conveyed to us that he would like to make a comeback to his home Delhi and hopefully lead the team.”
“And if you look at his leadership, we did not find any fault when captaining KKR. His last season of IPL also has also been very good. So we thought it would be good to have him as captain working with some of the young Indian players. So, we have gone for an experienced captain and I am sure he will do the job for us,” Ricky Ponting added.