After the group stage, they were tied at 18 points with Chennai Super Kings but beat them to the second place in points table by a better net run rate. The stylish left-hander was also a prolific batsman for the franchise and is currently their leading run-scorer with 3,345 runs across 121 innings. KKR have a strong chance to qualify for the playoffs and it remains to be seen if Morgan can pull off something big. Under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir between 2011 and 2017, KKR went on to win the coveted title in 2012 and 2014. Sourav Ganguly revealed that he had also asked for ‘no interference’ from the KKR franchise in the inaugural edition. Recent reports indicate that BCCI is now considering several measures to organise the event in September-November later this year, should the T20 World Cup gets shifted to a later date. He ended the team's title drought and led them to victories in 2012 and 2014. KKR – who lost their last encounter against Bangalore – will look to bounce back against the defending champions at Abu Dhabi. Karthik also faced backlash on social media, with many fans urging the wicketkeeper-batsman to be dropped from the captaincy role. KKR are led by England’s limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan ... bowling all-rounder remodelled his action after he was reported twice during the now-defunct Champions League T20 in 2014… In his tweet, Gambhir said: “It takes years to build a legacy but a minute to destroy it.” It’s unclear whether Gambhir was referring to Karthik stepping down, but the timing of his post made it curious. Meanwhile, Morgan, who was named as KKR's vice-captain at the start of this IPL, led England to their maiden 50-over World Cup triumph last year. Champions of the 2014 Indian Premier League, Qualified for 2014 Champions League Twenty20, "Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kolkata_Knight_Riders_in_2014&oldid=949786367, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Match Tied; Super Over Tied; Lost by Boundary Count, This page was last edited on 8 April 2020, at 14:35. Gambhir moved to Delhi Capitals in 2018 as KKR decided against retaining him. He further thanked Karthik for his contribution as captain to the team in the last two and a half years. Morgan becomes only the second England international to captain an IPL franchise. Gambhir is KKR’s most succesful captain, leading them to the IPL titles in 2012 and 2014, in a seven-year stint at the franchise. — #Dada #NTR ❤ #RCB (@NTR_Memories) October 16, 2020.