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May 26, 2024
So far, in IPL 2024, Sunil Narine has scored 482 runs at a strike rate of 179.85.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) allrounder Sunil Narine needs 18 runs to become the first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) player to score 500-plus runs and take 15 wickets in a single tournament season. After playing 13 matches in the IPL 2024, the Caribbean allrounder has scored 482 runs at a strike rate of 179.85. In the 17th season of the IPL, Narine showcased a stunning performance as an opener and needs only 18 runs to cross the 500-run mark. The 35-year-old will also have the chance to become the fourth KKR player to score 500 runs in an IPL season after Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, and Gautam Gambhir.
In the ongoing season of the IPL 2024, Narine has bagged 16 wickets at an economy rate of 6.90 after playing.
KKR finished the league stage on top of the points table with nine wins, three losses, and two no results, giving them 20 points. They earned a direct spot in the final by defeating SRH in qualifier one. SRH got a second shot at the title in qualifier two against Rajasthan Royals (RR), and they made the most of it by defeating the ‘Men in Pink’ by 36 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (Wk), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat, Shahbaz Ahmed, Umran Malik, Sanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Dushmantha Chameera, Chetan Sakariya, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sakib Hussain, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar.
Gautam Gambhir is reportedly No. 1 on BCCI’s radar as Rahul Dravid’s replacement for India’s head coach role.
According to several reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is interested in Gautam Gambhir taking over the role of Indian cricket team coach. Amid a lack of alternatives because of certain overseas coaches’ withdrawal, the BCCI has few top options for finding Rahul Dravid’s successor as Team India’s head coach. A report has now claimed that Gambhir, who is the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 at present, was offered a ‘blank cheque’ by the franchise’s co-owner Shah Rukh Khan to join the franchise for the next 10 years when he was at Lucknow Super Giants.
A report in Dainik Jagran has suggested that Gambhir is also interested in the India head coach job. However, he wants a guarantee of 100% selection if he fills out the application for the role. If the BCCI is only looking at Gambhir as one of the ‘candidates’, he isn’t going to apply.
As the BCCI looks to intensify its effort to give Gambhir a contract, the report revealed that KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan intends to keep the former India opener at the franchise for a long time. The Bollywood actor is said to have made a ‘blank cheque’ offer to Gambhir to join the IPL franchise for the next 10 years.
The BCCI has already faced rejections by the likes of Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer and Stephen Fleming over potentially succeeding Rahul Dravid as India’s head coach. BCCI secretary Jay Shah, however, denied making an offer to any former Australian cricketer.
In fact, Shah suggested that the board wants someone who understands India’s domestic cricket structure at the helm.
“Neither I nor the BCCI have approached any former Australian cricketer with a coaching offer,” Shah said in a statement. “The reports circulating in certain media sections are completely incorrect.”
“Finding the right coach for our national team is a meticulous and thorough process. We are focused on identifying individuals who possess a deep understanding of the Indian cricket structure and have risen through the ranks,” Shah had said.
Gambhir might be interested in becoming India’s next head coach. Still, his conversation with SRK over leaving KKR might be a significant deciding factor.
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