Sat Sep 07 13:45:53 UTC 2024: – Gautam Gambhir has resigned as team mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to become head coach of the Indian cricket team
– KKR are in talks with Kumar Sangakkara to potentially replace Gambhir as Team Mentor for IPL 2025
– Sangakkara has been director of cricket at Rajasthan Royals since 2021
– KKR have already acquired Chandrakant Pandit as head coach and Bharat Arun as bowling coach
– Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate have also left KKR to join the Indian team as support staff
– Decision on Sangakkara’s appointment expected next week, KKR are still in talks with him
– Sangakkara has played 71 IPL matches, scoring 1,687 runs with 10 fifties, and has represented Sri Lanka in 134 Tests, 404 ODIs, and 56 T20Is

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