IPL 2018: Key batsmen for each team 

#7 Kolkata Knight Riders - Chris Lynn

Lynn is currently suffering from a calf injury

Lynn's participation in this year's edition is uncertain due to his calf injury. However, as the team officials haven't given any confirmation for the same, he can be taken into consideration.

His immense contribution to the Knight Riders forced them to but him for 9.60 Cr in the auction. He is a well built, hard-hitting batsman who has played 10 T20Is and scored 158 runs at an exceptional strike rate of 137.39.

He came into the limelight while playing for KKR in the last season. He scored 384 runs in the 12 matches he played at a thunderous strike rate of 158.02. He was one of the key batsmen for KKR and played a huge role in all of their successes in the last edition.

KKR would be hoping that Lynn would recover from his injury before the IPL starts because his absence can have a great impact on the entire team.

Dinesh Karthik

Karthik will be leading the KKR side

The captain of the Knight Riders will be taking over the entire team's responsibility as well as the wicket-keeping roles. However, the most important job for him will be to score big runs for the team and, if we looking into his recent form, he has all the capability to do the same.

Karthik has some promising statistics in his career that makes him a worthy player. He has played 18 T20Is and scored 240 runs at an impressive strike rate of 139.53. In his first-class career, he has played 157 matches and scored 9214 runs at an astounding average of 42.07.

Dinesh Karthik gave a few promising performances for the Gujarat Lions in the last season. He scored 361 runs in 14 matches at a phenomenal strike rate of 139.38. Karthik, along with the captaincy, will be looking forward to scoring big runs and take his team to the coveted title for the third time.