Gautam Gambhir’s return to the Eden Gardens

In 2011 IPL Auction, Gautam Gambhir was the most sought-after player. He was finally bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a huge bid of $2.4 million, making him the highest paid cricketer in the history of IPL at that moment. He was subsequently made the captain of the team.

Under Gambhir’s captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the IPL playoffs and also made it to the Champions League Twenty20 for the first time. He eventually led the side to their first title in 2012 and second in 2014.

In the 2018 IPL Auction, Gambhir was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for ₹2.8 crore, later KKR’s CEO Venky Mysore revealed that Gambhir had asked the team not to retain him as he wanted to finish his IPL career where he started.

Now Gambhir returns to the Eden Gardens as the opposing captain. How the crowd will treat their hero of past years will be worth watching.