LSG Owner Sanjeev Goenka On How India Coach Built LSG Side In 2 Weeks
The franchise of Indian Premier League Kolkata Knight Riders won their third title of Indian Premier League earlier this year by beating Sun rise of Hyderabad in the finals. Coincidentally the current head coach of team IndiaGautamGambhir has played his part in all three of KKR’s IPL triumphs. In the year 2012 and 2014, he was the captain of the franchise when KKR lifted two titles in three seasons.
In December 2021 Gambhir had joined LSG’s support staff, and worked with the franchise in its first two seasons in the IPL.
Now, the owner of LSG Sanjeev Goenka has now credited Gambhir for building everything from the scratch. Goenka revealed that due to the shortage of time, LSG did not have an analyst or a scout team before the auction, adding that it was Gambhir who did everything.
Goenka said during an interview, “Gautam has played a significant role in building the side’s foundation. If you consider our first auction successful, it is only because of Gautam. We got the franchise barely two weeks before the auctions. We did not have an analyst or a research team. It was all GautamGambhir’s team. He did everything and put together a very balanced team. Everyone has specific roles and Gautam played his part exceptionally well.”