Aakash Chopra has shown faith in Gautam Gambhir and believes that he will make the most of Kolkata Knight Riders’ hefty purse to assemble a formidable squad for the IPL 2024. Kolkata Knight Riders have ₹32.70 crore left in their purse after releasing a plethora of players ahead of the IPL auction. The Kolkata-based franchise can acquire a maximum of 12 players, including four overseas players, at the auction which is scheduled in Dubai on December 19.
Aakash Chopra shared his opinion in a video that Gambhir would like to use all the resources available at his disposal to turn things around for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He elaborated, “Gautam was in Lucknow and has reached Kolkata, but he was in Kolkata earlier as well. In fact, he was the captain when Kolkata won the IPL trophy twice. They finished at No. 7 last time, and couldn’t qualify. Shreyas Iyer wasn’t available. The captain is available this time and the mentor has also changed.”
The former India opener added, “The winds of change have blown. They have a lot of money and Gautam Gambhir is never stingy. He says he will spend even the last rupee. In fact, I remember, he didn’t take a single paisa home in Lucknow’s first auction. So you can expect the same here as well.”
