Shah Rukh Khan’s team mega win at the Indian Premier League 2024 got massively applauded, as the Kolkata Knight Riders lifted the trophy after ten years. While the team had been consistent in its performance, one cannot help but give credit to the team’s owner, Shah Rukh Khan and mentor, Gautam Gambhir, for their joint efforts in supporting and cheering for the team. Moreover, both SRK and Gautam are known for sharing a bond like no other, and recently, the former KKR captain opened up about it.
In a recent interaction with Sportskeeda Cricket, Gautam Gambhir reflected on the massive win of his team, Kolkata Knight Riders, and the way in which Shah Rukh Khan, the team’s owner has been celebrating the victory. Gautam remarked how the actor has made a very special bond and unique rapport with each and every player of the team, and they all reciprocate the same warmth with him. Adding how the previous losses of the team is being well balanced with the huge success parties now, Gautam said:
“Of course there is [an individual bond]. He has been emotionally connected to this team for such a long time. The team has seen so many ups and downs, been through bad patches and good ones. So when you have been through a bad patch, you want to enjoy the good days. The bond should be there.”
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Speaking along the same lines, Gautam Gambhir then remarked how Shah Rukh Khan has never behaved like an owner in front of his team by throwing starry and bossy tantrums. On the contrary, the cricketer mentioned how SRK instead gelled-in like a player himself, and has always respected the kind of pressure the team members deal with. In his words:
“As an owner, you don’t have to behave like an owner, you want to behave like a team member. It’s not necessary for you to behave like an owner, you can behave like a player too. Players are insecure and they are in a profession where they are judged every day and in a place where there are no retakes. And when your owner knows that there are no retakes, and you are in a high intensity and high pressure situation, that bond is essential.”
In the concluding segment of the interview, Gautam Gambhir shared a hilarious anecdote about Shah Rukh Khan. He remarked how the latter is a completely accomplished man, with endless successes to his name. However, Gautam also revealed the only place where SRK has been rendered unsuccessful. Making a hilarious joke, he said:
“Shah Rukh bhai has been very successful in his life and he will be successful in future too but the only place where he has been unsuccessful is when it comes to making me dance. He hasn’t been able to make me dance and he won’t be successful in this in future also because I can’t sing and dance.”
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Previously, in an interaction on KKR’s official YouTube channel, Gautam Gambhir looked back on his captaincy days for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He remarked how not even for a single day, did Shah Rukh Khan, being the owner of the team, questioned the decisions the cricketer made as the captain. Calling the actor the best owner that he has ever worked with, Gautam Gambhir revealed how Shah Rukh trusted him with decisions and never forced anything on him.
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