India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir Attended the IPL 2026 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Friday.Gambhir was seen sitting with Indian selector RP Singh, and the two had a long discussion during the match. The Indian coach was also seen talking to BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.
This was the first time Gambhir was seen attending an IPL match after his mentorship with KKR in IPL 2024, when the team won their third IPL title. BCCI selectors have been attending matches during IPL 2026 to spot emerging players, and Gambhir’s presence during the game caught the attention of fans.Gambhir led KKR to the IPL title in 2024 before becoming India’s head coach later that year.Patham Nissanka scored a fifty in the match, but KKR’s spinners restricted Delhi Capitals to 142/8.The spin trio of Anukul Roy (2/31), Sunil Narine (1/17) and Varun Chakraborty (0/28) controlled the middle overs and kept the scoring rate down.Pacers Karthik Tyagi (2/25), Vibhav Arora (1/29) and Cameron Green (1/12) also picked up wickets.Had Ashutosh Sharma not scored 39 off 28 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes, Delhi Capitals could have ended up with a much lower total.KKR finally chased down the target by beating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in just 14.2 overs.
