The Kolkata team led by Gambhir as a mentor won the IPL title this year. Many players have contributed to their success as a team. Gambhir has spoken openly about this.
Especially Sunil Narine and Andre Russell from West Indies played very well. While Sunil Narine scored 488 runs and took 18 wickets, on the other side Russell took 19 wickets. The impact made by both of them in such unexpected fields took the Kolkata team to another height.
Sunil Narine has categorically stated that he will not be able to play for West Indies again in the T20 World Cup series. It is noteworthy that Russell tried his best for this. In this situation, Gambhir has spoken a lot about these two. Speaking about this, Gambhir said, “At the end of the series, Sunil Narine was awarded the Most Volleyball Player award. But if you look at the statistics, you will know that he has always been such a player for Kolkata. He was a valuable player of our team even before the start of the series. There is much more to see from him. He has a lot of talent to give to Kolkata and world cricket. Of course Shreyas Iyer deserves credit for his use of Russell in bowling. Some other team has a player who has taken 17 or 18 wickets. But here only Russell, our sixth bowler, has taken 19 wickets. He has captured some important wickets in this too.
