Last year, Shahrukh Khan's team won the IPL trophy for the third time under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir. After winning the trophy, Gautam Gambhir left KKR and became the head coach of Team India. Since then, the franchise has been looking for a legend like him, which now seems to be fulfilled. According to the Telegraph report, Kumar Sangakkara can replace Gambhir in KKR. For this, Shahrukh's team has started talking to him and it can be announced in the next few days.

Will break ties with Rajasthan Royals

Kumar Sangakkara has been associated with Rajasthan Royals since 2021. He was in the role of Director of Cricket in the Rajasthan franchise, as well as handling the responsibility of the head coach. Recently, Rajasthan appointed Rahul Dravid as its new head coach. At the same time, brainstorming is going on to make Vikram Rathod the assistant coach. Let us tell you that Rajasthan had given Sangakkara the responsibility of handling the franchise teams in the second league. The Telegraph has reported from sources that Sangakkara has now decided to put an end to his relationship with the franchise.

Offers from multiple teams

Former Indian cricketer Chandrakant Pandit is the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Former Indian bowling coach Bharat Arun is the bowling coach of the team. After the departure of Gautam Gambhir, Ryan Ten Doeschate, and Abhishek Nair, the posts of mentor, fielding coach, and batting coach are vacant. Currently, Shahrukh's team is looking for its mentor and has talked to Sangakkara about this. On the other hand, Sangakkara has also received offers from some other IPL teams. In a few days, he will decide which team he wants to join.

Kumar Sangakkara is the second-highest run-scorer in international cricket. Until a few days ago, he was also in the race to become the head coach of the white ball team of the England cricket team. However, England has selected Brendon McCullum for this. With this, Sangakkara is now out of the race. Talking about Sangakkara's record in IPL, he has done a good job since joining Rajasthan in 2021. Under his supervision, the team managed to reach the final in 2022. At the same time, in the 2024 season, it qualified for the playoffs and finished third.