IPL 2025: THIS Former T20 World Cup-Winning Player Set To Replace Gautam Gambhir As Mentor Of Shah Rukh Khan-Owned Kolkata Knight Riders

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, are currently hunting for brand spanking new team mentor to replace former India opener Gautam Gambhir who has gone on to change into the pinnacle coach of the Indian cricket team. With former India head coach Rahul Dravid set to return to Rajasthan Royals, former Sri Lanka captain and T20 World Cup 2014 winning player Kumar Sangakkara is in talks with KKR to affix up for as Team Mentor for the IPL 2025 season.

Per a report in ‘The Telegraph’ newspaper, KKR and Sangakkara are still in discussions in regards to the Sri Lankan legend’s role within the team. Gambhir had served because the team mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022 and 2023 season prior to moving to Shreyas Iyer-led KKR team beforehand of IPL 2024.

KKR already have former Mumbai coach Chandrakant Pandit as their head coach together with Bharat Arun as bowling coach. KKR have lost the services and products of Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate, who've joined the beef up personnel of Indian cricket team together with Gambhir.

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