{"id":59854,"date":"2024-05-27T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/27\/elated-players-lift-mentor-gautam-gambhir-on-shoulders-after-kkrs-ipl-2024-title-triumph-watch-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T12:01:11","slug":"elated-players-lift-mentor-gautam-gambhir-on-shoulders-after-kkrs-ipl-2024-title-triumph-watch-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/27\/elated-players-lift-mentor-gautam-gambhir-on-shoulders-after-kkrs-ipl-2024-title-triumph-watch-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Elated players lift mentor Gautam Gambhir on shoulders after KKR&#8217;s IPL 2024 title triumph &#8211; WATCH | 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-110465712,imgsize-57646.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elated players lift mentor Gautam Gambhir on shoulders after KKR&#8217;s IPL 2024 title triumph &#8211; WATCH | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Elated players lift mentor Gautam Gambhir on shoulders after KKR&#8217;s IPL 2024 title triumph &#8211; WATCH | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kolkata-knight-riders\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kolkata Knight Riders<\/a> (KKR) claimed their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a one-sided final held in Chennai on Sunday.<br \/>Having topped the group stage of the 10-team league, KKR defeated Hyderabad in the first qualifier on Tuesday and displayed even greater dominance in the final, which concluded in just 29 overs.<br \/>Overwhelmed with emotion, KKR players emphasized the crucial role of mentor <!-- -->Gautam Gambhir<!-- --> in shaping the team into a championship-winning outfit that outperformed SRH to secure their third IPL trophy at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.<\/p>\n<p>Following the triumph, KKR players lifted Gambhir on their shoulders in celebration.<br \/>This was Gambhir&#8217;s first assignment as a mentor with KKR, who previously won titles in 2012 and 2014 as side&#8217;s captain. <br \/><span class=\"strong\">WATCH: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to share one short story that when GG (Gautam Gambhir) bhaiya was named the mentor. 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