The Kolkata Knight Riders star stole the limelight with his scintillating knock of 93* off 41 balls against Gujarat Lions last year. Subsequently, blistering half-centuries against RCB and KXIP ensured that Lynn had his name etched in the KKR folklore.
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However, the Kolkata-based franchise opted against retaining him and instead held on to Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. This means that they won't be able to use one of their RTM cards on Lynn, which makes him one of the two most sought-after overseas players along with Ben Stokes.
The right-hander had scored a total of 295 runs last year in the IPL at an astonishing strike rate of 180.
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