IPL 2018: 4 players KKR regret letting go
Till last year, Kolkata Knight Riders were considered as one of the most formidable outfits of the annual Indian cricketing festival called Indian Premier League (IPL). Under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy, the purple and gold battalion won two titles. However, their completely revamped side received endless criticisms.
KKR started off well enough by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore at home. Two consecutive losses followed the victory before they managed to bounce back with two consecutive wins. But once again their smooth journey is jolted by the annihilators of Punjab - Chris Gayle and KL Rahul. There are some glaring issues which KKR think tank need to look after, and there are certainly some players KKR regret letting go.
Let us have a look at four such Knights of last year who are doing a great job for their respective franchises in this year's IPL:
#4 Shakib Al Hasan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
As Sunrisers Hyderabad's mentor VVS Laxman said after the IPL auctions, the Bangladeshi all-rounder is one of the most underrated players of this era. Al Hasan is very economical with the ball, pretty handy with the bat and is exceptional in the field. Yet, he was sold a the auction for just Rs 2 crores. KKR management splurged money on other big names and neglected this tireless worker.
But they are surely regretting their decision now, as he is doing a commendable job for the 'Orange Army'. The 31-year-old from Magura, Jessore has picked up 5 wickets in as many matches for SRH. He has maintained a very impressive economy rate of just over 7 runs per over. With the bat, he has scored 63 runs at an average of over 30 and a strike rate of 140.