{"id":55636,"date":"2024-05-21T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/need-a-purple-wave-on-may-26-gautam-gambhirs-message-to-rampant-kolkata-knight-riders-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T19:50:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:50:11","slug":"need-a-purple-wave-on-may-26-gautam-gambhirs-message-to-rampant-kolkata-knight-riders-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/need-a-purple-wave-on-may-26-gautam-gambhirs-message-to-rampant-kolkata-knight-riders-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Need a purple wave on May 26&#8217;: Gautam Gambhir&#8217;s message to rampant Kolkata Knight Riders | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110312785,imgsize-94276.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Need a purple wave on May 26&#8217;: Gautam Gambhir&#8217;s message to rampant Kolkata Knight Riders | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Need a purple wave on May 26&#8217;: Gautam Gambhir&#8217;s message to rampant Kolkata Knight Riders | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc delivered three decisive blows, propelling <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kolkata-knight-riders\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kolkata Knight Riders<\/a> into the IPL final with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a scorching Ahmedabad.<br \/>Kolkata Knight Riders, the two-time champions, showcased their prowess by dismissing Hyderabad for 159 runs, with Starc leading the charge with impressive figures of 3-34 in the first playoff, qualifier 1, held at the grand stage of the world&#8217;s largest cricket stadium.<br \/>After KKR entered the final, the team&#8217;s mentor <!-- -->Gautam Gambhir<!-- --> took to his social media and wrote: &#8220;Need a purple wave on May 26! 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