IPL 2018: One player each from 7 teams whose batting position should be changed

Kolkata Knight Riders- Shubman Gill

Gill can be a great opener for KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders had emerged from this year's auction as the weakest batting side. The team lacked experienced players in the middle order and had only talented rookies along with the captain Dinesh Karthik to help the team get to a strong total.

Kolkata Knight Riders have struggled with the brittle middle order and have used Narine at the top to lengthen their batting order. Shubman Gill is a talented player but at the age of 19 one cannot expect him to clear the boundaries at will and he cannot be expected to play the role of a finisher at this age.

Gill is an exceptionally talented youngster who is capable of playing all the shots in the batting manual. Gill will prove to be a useful batsman for the team if he is used at the top of the order. He can use the powerplay overs to get himself going and once he gets his eyes set he can perform better in the middle overs. This move would also lengthen the batting order of Kolkata Knight Riders and would help Dinesh to use Russell as an out and out finisher.