The Kolkata Knight Riders team went for a turnaround when it came to their squad and leadership in IPL 2011 auction and the Shah Rukh Khan owned franchise chose to give reins to Gautam Gambhir and things changed for good.
The KKR team that was one of the most liked but were without the silverware since 2008 and this changed in 2012 IPL, when they won their maiden league title. To top it all, they defeated two-time defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the final in what was a very good match.
The team led by Gautam Gambhir was one of the best KKR units featuring the likes of Brendon McCullum, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Sunil Narine, and Brett Lee.
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The final played in the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, saw half-centuries from Mike Hussey and Suresh Raina as CSK chose to bat first and put on 190/3 in their 20 overs.
In reply, Manvinder Bisla made 89, and Kallis made 69 as KKR chased down the total with ease and ended up with 192/5.
The final was played on May 27, this day in 2012, and Kolkata Knight Riders decided to give their fans a big dose of nostalgia by posting a brilliant collage of the players, owner SRK and others celebrating the brilliant win. It featured moments from the final and the joy in the aftermath.
“27 May 2012 - A night close to every Knight Rider's The first Trophy always has too many emotions, too many memories. What's yours @GautamGambhir @Bazmccullum @SunilPNarine74 @BrettLee_58,” official Twitter account of KKR tweeted.
However, former KKR player Manoj Tiwary, who had a good 2012 season where he scored 260 runs in 16 matches with one fifty, batting lower down the order, felt insulted that he was not tagged by the KKR franchise in this nostalgia tweet along with the likes of Gambhir, McCullum, Narine, and Lee. He mentioned that he also had many memories and emotions that will remain with him forever.
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In the end, he felt disappointed with the treatment, which he felt was insulting and also mentioned that Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladeshi all-rounder, who played a big part in KKR’s success, was also not tagged in the post along with him. He mentioned that this tweet will be close to every KKR fan’s heart and used the hashtag ‘disappointed’.
“Yes I, along with others have too many memories, emotions and that will remain forever but after seeing this tweet where u all forgot to mention n tag me and @Sah75official is insulting and this mrng tweet of urs will remain close to every knight Rider’s #disappointed,” Tiwary quoted KKR’s tweet.
