In the press conference before the tie with Lucknow Super Giants, people witnessed a lessr seen quality of Gautam Gambhir. The usually grumpy cricketer was seen distributing the famous Bengali sweet, Rasagulla with reporters. The video shared online shows Gambhir thanking everyone as he wishes people a happy new year.
Gautam Gambhir’s friendly gesture towards reporters
“It’s a new year tomorrow. So we’ve got sweets for you guys. So please, feel free and put on some calories. Thank you everyone. Shubho Noboborsho in advance,” he says after finishing the press conference.
Gautam Gambhir is known for having a serious personality in the dugout. The KKR mentor had also got into a verbal duel on the field with RCB batsman Virat Kohli. But in the last match between KKR and RCB, both the cricketers hugged it out and were friendly.
KKR form in the current IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders have been phenomenal in IPL 2024. They won their three opening matches before losing to the Chennai Super Kings at home. They also amassed a huge total of 272 against Delhi Capitals. Sunil Narine has been in exceptional form, having scored 161 in four innings.