CHENNAI: A team was curated with extreme care, a mentor par excellence was brought in to run the show, a diamond was picked for incredible price, and by the end of a two-month roller-coaster, the Knights became the 'Don' of IPL, all over again.
By the end of Sunday evening, the home of yellow was bathing in a wave of purple. Gautam Gambhir, who had led KKR to their first IPL triumph 12 years ago at the same venue, was celebrating his return to a team he calls his "second home".