Following a faltering start to their journey in the Indian Premier League (IPL), with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) failing to make the playoffs in their first three seasons, Gautam Gambhir was roped in as a captain in 2011. KKR won two titles in the next three seasons. With the two-time champions having finished seventh in the table in 2023, KKR once again acquired Gambhir, but this time as a mentor. However, co-owner Shah Rukh Khan's message to him remained exactly as it was 13 years back - "Make it or break it."Gautam Gambhir revealed Shah Rukh Khan's message to him on returning to KKRKKR have incurred a flurry of poor performances in the last five seasons, with 2021 being the only exception when they have reached the final. They finished fifth in both 2019 and 2020, and seventh in 2022 and 2023.
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