Gill was the Orange Cap winner in the last edition, scoring 890 runs in 17 matches at an average of 59.33 and a strike rate of over 157.8, with three centuries and four fifties. His best score was 129.
Turning fortunes of a beleaguered outfit is nothing new for Gambhir, who had taken KKR's charge during the fourth season of IPL after the Shah Rukh co-owned team failed to reach the knock-out in first three.
The schedule for the first two weeks has been already released with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore at home on March 22.
The schedule until April 7 has been announced as of now, with the remainder to be declared later because of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the dates for which are yet to be announced.
In an official statement, BCCI stated that Shami is currently monitored by the BCCI medical team after going through surgery on his Achilles tendon in February.
"The greatness of Virat has been reduced in terms of his overall performance at that venue. It is a tricky venue to bat, especially as an opening batsman against a sort of weird tennis ball type bounce.
Venkatesh had a good time with the bat for Madhya Pradesh, amassing 547 runs in eight matches, at an average of 45.58, including a century and four fifties.
With 17 days left for the IPL, Dhoni linked up with the Chennai Super Kings team after guiding them to their fifth IPL title last season following their 5-wicket victory against Gujarat Giants.
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad has appointed Pat Cummins as their captain for the 2024 Indian Premier League season, replacing Aiden Markram. Cummins, who won the World Test Championship and the Ashes, will join SRH’s new head coach, Daniel Vettori.
