Kolkata Knight Riders ended their 10-year long title drought on 26 May. This team won the title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai. This is the third time that Kolkata team has won the title. Earlier this team had won the title in 2012 and 2014. We will tell you the reasons why Kolkata won the title this time and defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. Before going to the reasons for Kolkata’s victory, let us tell you about the match. In the final match played in Chennai, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. His decision did not prove correct as the team’s stormy batsmen were out early and the team collapsed for 113 runs. Kolkata easily won the match by losing two wickets.
Gautam Gambhir changed his luck
When Kolkata won the title in 2012 and 2014, Gautam Gambhir was the captain of this team. This time he became the mentor of the team and led the team to the title. Gambhir’s man management is quite excellent. This is the reason why whichever team he was with, he brought success on most of the occasions. Even when the team was losing, Gambhir did not let the players lose confidence. This is the reason why the team looked full of confidence in every match.
Mitchell Starc’s value for money performance
Many people were surprised when Kolkata gave Rs 24.75 crore to Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc in the auction. Starc also did not make a good start to the IPL. It was being said that the money the team spent on Starc was wasted. But Starc’s strong performance in big matches proved that this thinking was wrong. He had taken three big wickets against Hyderabad in the first qualifier. After this, he weakened Hyderabad in the final match also. On the basis of these two matches, Starc proved that he was worthy of the trust that Gambhir had shown in him by showering money on him.
Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy
Iyer has already proved that he is a good captain. It was under his captaincy that Delhi Capitals played the final for the first time in the year 2020. Under his captaincy, he was continuously taking Delhi to the playoffs. Iyer showed the same brilliant captaincy here and led Kolkata to victory.
