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A solid top-order batsman
The Kolkata Knight Riders have assembled a pretty good squad for this season. They have got Mitchell Starc, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa and some talented young Indian players.
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But there will be one major absentee in their dug-out, their former skipper, Gautam Gambhir.
The southpaw was very consistent with the bat in his seven seasons with the franchise, providing a much-needed start to their innings at the top. Gambhir scored above 300 runs in all the seasons he played for the KKR, with his highest tally being 590 in the title-winning 2012 season.
Together with Robin Uthappa, he made valuable contributions to this side and the right-left combination proved wonders for the Knight Riders.
Overall, he has scored 3,035 runs in seven seasons (2011-2017). Even though they have got some big names in their squad, KKR will surely miss a player of such calibre this year.
Statistics:
Matches: 108, Runs: 3035, Highest score: 93, Fifties: 27
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