‘I Know Where It Hurts’: IND Coach Gautam Gambhir Presents a Moving Tribute to KKR as He Parts Ways

Team India will embark on their new journey to Sri Lanka, and it will be a historic moment as the Gautam Gambhir era is all set to begin. Coming off a T20 World Cup win, India is riding high on the win, and it will be vital to keep the momentum gliding as they begin the white ball series in Pallekele and Colombo. Gambhir's first assignment begins from the SL tour, and he has to depart for national duty soon. As he departs for the island nation, Gambhir departs from his role as the KKR mentor, and he presents a sweet and moving tribute to the cricket team's fans.  

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Gautam Gambhir presents a moving tribute to KKR as he departs for national duty

Gautam Gambhir is all set to move ahead to take up national duties as the coach of the senior men's national cricket team. But before that, he presents an emotional message to the fans and players of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir shared a video message on his social media platform X (Formerly Twitter).

"I know your struggles and I know where it hurts. The rejections have crushed me but like you, I wake up embracing hope. I get beaten every day but like you, I am yet to be defeated. They tell me to be popular, I tell them to be a winner. I am you, Kolkata I am just one of you. This Kolkata air talks to me. The sounds, the streets here, the traffic jams. They all convey how you feel. I hear what you say, but I know what you mean. I know you are emotional. So am I. I know you're demanding. So am I. Kolkata, we are a bond. We are a story. We are a team. "And now the time has come when we have to create some legacies together.

"The time has come when we have to write some bigger and bolder scripts. The script not with purple ink but in that blue, the treasured India blue. As we both take our fresh card we promise each other that we will never walk alone. It will always be shoulder-to-shoulder, hand in hand. It will all be for the tricolour. It will all be about our India," said Gambhir in the video.

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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced Gautam Gambhir as the successor of Rahul Dravid, who bid farewell to the position after the T20 World Cup 2024 win. The Sri Lanka tour will be Gambhir's first assignment as a coach, and he will aim to leave no stone unturned to put up a formidable team.