IPL 2018: 4 reasons why KKR chose Dinesh Karthik and not Robin Uthappa as Captain

#4 Slender options

Lynn injured himself again in the Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series

It is apparent that KKR lacked options that had the natural flair to lead the side.

Among available options, KKR shortlisted five candidates in Uthappa, Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Vinay Kumar and Dinesh Karthik as their captaincy candidates.

Further, they zeroed in on Uthappa, Lynn and Karthik through a public poll.

But after Lynn injured himself again in the Trans-Tasman T20 Tri-Series, his fragile body and dodgy shoulder outweighed his explosive batting.

Therefore, with Lynn out of the race and Uthappa earmarked as the vice-captain, Karthik seemed to be the most sensible choice for the role of the KKR captain.

He appeared from nowhere and seized upon what was up for grabs.