Kolkata Knight Riders, too, underperformed in the first few seasons of the tournament before reinventing themselves under the able leadership of Gautam Gambhir in 2012. They had another triumphant campaign in the IPL two years after that, when they beat the Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets to win the 7th edition of the same.
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They have reached the playoffs of the IPL five times till now, advancing to the final on two occasions and ended up lifting the trophy both those times.
The franchise from Eden Gardens have never made to the playoffs of the league without the leadership of Gambhir. The left-handed batsman has now moved on to Delhi and Dinesh Karthik has taken over the mantle the side. It would be interesting to see how KKR perform with a fresh name as their skipper this season.
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Sankalp Srivastava
Sankalp is a veteran European and international football writer at Sportskeeda. He has a total experience of 8 years, having previously worked for some top companies such as Wisden India and Fox Sports Asia. An engineer by qualification, Sankalp places a very high emphasis on accuracy by leaving no stone unturned in his research, and prides himself on showcasing the human aspect of the sporting world.
Sankalp has had the privilege of interviewing senior Indian cricketers such as Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Chris Woakes in his experience so far. He has also covered various Indian and international matches, such as the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup when working for FOX.
Sankalp started following football after watching the 2002 FIFA World Cup with his family. He is a die-hard Manchester United supporter, who started following the club due to David Beckham. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and favorite player is Lionel Messi, both for setting unattainable benchmarks. He considers Barcelona’s incredible 6-1 second leg comeback win in the 2016-17 UCL against Paris Saint-Germain as one of the most iconic matches ever.
Along with European football, Sankalp also follows the Indian Super League. When not writing, Sankalp enjoys traveling and watching sports.
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