Updated On: 28 May, 2024 07:30 AM IST | Chennai | PTI
Kolkata Knight Riders’s players glorify assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and mentor Gautam Gambhir’s role in moulding team into a champion outfit after third IPL triumph

Kolkata Knight Riders’s players celebrate after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad to win the IPL-17 trophy at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Sunday. PIC/BCCI; IPL
Drenched in emotion, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players highlighted the contributions of mentor Gautam Gambhir and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar in moulding the team into a champion outfit that outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to lift its third IPL trophy here on Sunday. KKR crushed Hyderabad by eight wickets in a completely one-sided final after bowling out their opponents for 113, the lowest ever total in an IPL title clash. This was KKR’s third IPL title.