5 most expensive buys for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auctions

#1 Gautam Gambhir – 11.4 Crores

The captain of KKR

Gautam Gambhir was released by Delhi after 3^rd IPL season, and in the 2011 IPL auctions, he caused an aggressive bidding war between Kolkata, Pune, and Mumbai franchise. In the end, KKR emerged as the winner, bagging the Delhi batsman for 11.4 crores. Gambhir is now one of the mainstays of the Knight Riders’ batting line-up.

He repaid the owners faith soon by leading the outfit to their maiden IPL title in 2012. Under the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise, he has scaled new highs. He has led them to 2 IPL titles in 3 years, and has an IPL career average of 30.79.

Gambhir has the record for most fours in the history of IPL, and has crunched 422 fours, and amassing 2847 runs for the Kolkata outfit alone. He has always stepped up in difficult times and his performances have been the key to the team’s success over the years.

Under Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL under tough circumstances where one more defeat would have drawn the curtains to their hopes of reaching play-off spot. Gambhir is Knight Riders’ costliest player in their history and has not only lived up to the price tag but has also surpassed many expectations.