In the beginning of the IPL, there was a dispute between Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan and former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. The debate between the two veterans created a ruckus about the IPL team. Shahrukh advised Sunil Gavaskar to buy and run his team. The start of IPL was not good for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders. In 2009, this team was at the bottom of the points table.

There was a dispute in IPL-2009.

Kolkata Knight Riders will field on the ground to earn their reputation in IPL 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders are one of the most successful teams in the IPL. But the start of IPL was nothing special for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Initially this team proved to be a flop. Especially in 2009, KKR was at the bottom of the points table. After this bad season, a controversy arose between Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan and former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.

Dispute between Shahrukh and Sunil Gavaskar

In fact, in 2009, KKR team head coach was former Australian cricketer John Buchanan. After this, Sunil Gavaskar strongly criticized John Buchanan's controversial move to implement the principle of more than one captaincy in KKR's dressing room. But Shah Rukh Khan, owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, retaliated at Sunil Gavaskar's remarks about franchise coach John Buchanan and asked Gavaskar to stay away from issues to his IPL team. Gavaskar described Buchanan as a failed former cricketer, who asks international players to do what he cannot do. He wrote, 'Commenting on the principle of many of his captains is like giving importance to it, which it is not entitled to, but what should be commented on is how he got his Queensland's friends attractive jobs in KKR. ” The 'poor' owner has no realization that he is being exploited.

Shah Rukh Khan hit back at Gavaskar

Shah Rukh Khan defended Buchanan and said that there is a lot of difference between Gavaskar and now. He also jokingly said that if he is concerned, he should consider buying a team and running it in his own way. He said, 'I respect Shri Gavaskar.' His knowledge about cricket is billions of times better than me. But this is an era in which Mr. Gavaskar has not participated, yet his knowledge about the game allows him to comment. I have spent money, man, I am very emotional. If you have any problem, you can buy your team and run it as per your wish. However, Shah Rukh Khan later revealed that he had apologized to former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar for his statement while living in America a few days later. He said, “I have not said anything against Gavaskar.” I needed some time to do something new. If he felt so, I apologize to him, because he was in America at that time.