5 Records held by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL
In the first game of the first season of the IPL, it was a batsman from the Kolkata Knight Riders who set this new league on fire. Brendon McCullum’s innings of 158* off 73 balls turned to be one of the major reasons as to why the IPL is the biggest domestic tournament today.
Nobody will forget that innings when we talk about the IPL or KKR. When we talk about the Kolkata team, one more thing comes to mind and that’s a stunning comeback.
KKR might have started the IPL on a winning note but they were never close to winning the IPL in the first three seasons. It was from the fourth season that they completely changed their team and there was a complete turnaround.
They won their first IPL in 2012 and then backed it up with another IPL trophy two years later in 2014. Gautam Gambhir who led KKR from 2011 was instrumental in making this happen.
KKR is also known for their scouts who find new talent. Many teams had no idea about Sunil Narine but KKR still backed him and bought him for a high price in the auction and they were spot on. They have a really good research team that helps them to search new talent.
KKR has the habit of setting new records in the IPL from the first day itself, so let’s have a look at five such records which are held by KKR:
#5 Highest Opening Partnership – 184* vs GL
Over the years, KKR have had a strong opening combination which consisted of Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa. These two were doing really well at the top, but still, in 2017 they decided to change it.
In their first game of the season, Gujrat Lions reached the total of 183-4 which is a really good total. Chasing 184, Gautam Gambhir and KKR’s new opener Chris Lynn made a mockery of the target.
They chased down the target in just 14.5 overs without losing a single wicket. Gambhir scored 76 off 48 balls and on the other hand, Lynn cleared the boundary eight times to score 93 off just 41 balls.
The GL bowlers were smashed all over the park as the KKR openers set a new IPL record of the highest opening partnership which is yet to broken.