India, March 15 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Dwayne Bravo admitted to texting India head coach Gautam Gambhir on a few occasions to know more about the "successful formula" the latter managed to create last season to guide the franchise to their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title win. For the uninitiated, Bravo replaced Gambhir as the mentor after the latter took up the role at India's senior men's side.

Gautam Gambhir returned to the franchise last season, and his addition to the support staff paid off instantly. He, along with Shreyas Iyer, managed to break the jinx for the franchise, winning the third title after 2012 and 2014. The former India opening batter had captained the team to title wins earlier.

KKR has a compl...