Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.
Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir is counted in the most effective captains to ever lead an IPL team. Under Gambhir's captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) saw two IPL wins.
When Gambhir took over the captaincy role in KKR, the franchise wasn't doing well and he clearly made a difference with two trophies in 2012 and 2014.
Another India cricketer who is famous for his leadership is MS Dhoni. Dhoni has also led his franchise Chennai Super Kings to three IPL trophies. Drawing a comparison between them, the former KKR team director Joy Bhattacharya said that they both have different methods to make things work.
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“Dhoni is Mr. Cool but Gambhir can never be cool. So What do you say when you have somebody like a Dhoni? He’s the coolest guy, they play chilled cricket, don’t worry about results, they’ll come just play cricket. He’s so calm that he’ll sort it out,” said Bhattacharya on ‘22 Yarns with Gaurav Kapoor.
“You can’t play narrative with Gautam. So what do you do when you have a Gautam in the team? You don’t say that he’s captain cool, he’s the guy who will take a bullet for his players, he’s got all passion.”
Joy pointed out how Gambhir made KKR a franchise to watch out in IPL.
“So when you’re standing with Gautam, you’ll never stand alone. So that’s what we did with KKR. It has worked for CSK, it has worked for MI and it worked for us as well, that’s the secret of a successful team. Successful teams are those which match their approach with the captain’s personality,” added Bhattacharya.