Sourav Ganguly might no longer be the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders, but team owner Shah Rukh Khan Feels the former Indian skipper is still a “dude” and crucial in the side’s scheme of things in the on-going IPL.

“Dada is incredible and there is no doubt about it. He does not need to give evidence it to anybody how big as a player he is. We know it in KKR. He’s the main component of our team. He’s the guy the team centres around,” Shah Rukh said in honor of Ganguly.

Shah Rukh also felt that Ganguly’s two wickets for 24 runs tilted the match in his team’s support against Kings XI Punjab.

“In opposition to Kings XI Punjab he was wonderful with those couple of wickets. When Dada came on and got those two early wickets it changed the match in our favour and after that also he sort of kept them calm and scared. I think he made a lot of difference,” he was quoted as saying by IPL official website.

Shah Rukh said it was too early to start celebrate after his team posted its first win in two games by beating Kings XI Punjab.

While asking SRK who is bigger hitter between Chris Gayle or Brendon McCullum he a tough choice. “It is very difficult to say that. With Gayle we have a bet that he has to send one ball from South Africa to Kolkata and with McCullum we have that he has to send one back to New Zealand. We’ll find out who is going to win.

“I think both have their different strengths. Gayle has this timing and strength, McCullum has all timing and bliss. McCullum is more like (Virender) Sehwag who times the ball whereas Gayle has got this strength like Yuvraj Singh. You can’t really choose between them, they are both fantastic and when they both get going it is fantastic to watch.”