{"id":21399,"date":"2024-03-02T11:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T05:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=406129"},"modified":"2024-03-02T11:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T05:40:57","slug":"kkr-mentor-gautam-gambhir-asks-bjp-to-relieve-him-from-political-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/kkr-mentor-gautam-gambhir-asks-bjp-to-relieve-him-from-political-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir asks BJP to relieve him from \u2018political duties\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprising announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/bjp\/\">Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP<\/a>) MP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/GAUTAM-GAMBHIR\/\">Gautam Gambhir<\/a> has expressed his intention to step back from active political engagements. The former cricketer, known for representing East Delhi, took to Twitter to convey his decision to his followers and supporters. He cited his desire to prioritize his cricket commitments, highlighting the sport he passionately pursued before entering politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have requested Hon\u2019ble Party President JP Nadda ji to relieve me of my political duties so that I can focus on my upcoming cricket commitments. I sincerely thank Hon\u2019ble PM Narendra Modi for giving me the opportunity to serve the people. Jai Hind,\u201d Mr. Gambhir tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have requested Hon\u2019ble Party President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPNadda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JPNadda<\/a> ji to relieve me of my political duties so that I can focus on my upcoming cricket commitments. I sincerely thank Hon\u2019ble PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> ji and Hon\u2019ble HM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmitShah<\/a> ji for giving me the opportunity to serve the people. Jai Hind!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gautam (@GautamGambhir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GautamGambhir\/status\/1763785102268772777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gambhir, renowned for his leadership in cricket, notably captained the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/KKR\/\">Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR<\/a>) franchise from 2011 to 2017, steering them to victory in the IPL titles of 2012 and 2014. His return to KKR was confirmed on November 21, 2023, with the team announcing his role as a mentor alongside head coach Chandrakant Pandit. Gambhir previously served as the mentor for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/LSG\/\">Lucknow Super Giants<\/a> in their inaugural two seasons in the IPL in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2024-kkr-auction-will-the-kolkata-knight-riders-be-held-again-by-gautam-gambhirs-tactics\/\"><span class=\"post-title\">IPL 2024 KKR auction: Will the Kolkata Knight Riders be held again by Gautam Gambhir\u2019s tactics?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This marks a significant reunion for the former India opener as he reengages with KKR, a franchise where he achieved remarkable success as captain, leading the team in 122 matches. Gambhir\u2019s tenure saw KKR clinch two IPL titles, establishing him as one of the most accomplished captains in the history of the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran cricketer wants to focus on IPL 2024 as a mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":41879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[170,103,117],"class_list":["post-21399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-bjp","tag-gautam-gambhir","tag-kkr"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}