Gautam Gambhir has beeb the captain of KKR since 2011 and led the team to titles in 2012 and 2014.
The team has graduated Jacques Kallis from a player to a coach, while former Australian batsman Simon Katich is the batting coach and Pakistani legend Wasim Akram mentor cum bowling coach.
The squad is a blend of experience and youth. While Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Umesh Yadav and Piyush Chawla are locals who have sufficient experience of playing in the IPL
Apart from local stalwarts, allrounder Manan Sharma, batsman Suryakumar Yadav and medium pacers Jaydev Unadkat and Ankit Rajpoot have the ability to contribute significantly to the team’
Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa are one of the most reliable opening pairs in the IPL. They are also the fifth and sixth highest run-getters respectively in the tournament
In the 2015 IPL Season 08,Robin Uthappa was their best batsman with 364 runs in 13 matches at an average of 30.33 and strike rate of 131.40. Gambhir followed him with 327 runs in 13 matches at an average of 25.15 and strike rate of 117.62
KKR have a talented overseas lot -
- South African pacer Morne Morkel
- West Indian allrounders Andre Russell and Jason Holder
- Bangladeshi ace Shakib Al Hasan and
- New Zealand's middle-order batsman Colin Munro.
West Indies mystery bowler Sunil Narine and Australian veteran Brad Hodge are the match-winning spinners in KKR
KKR Squad
Gautam Gambhir (c), Chris Lynn, Colin Munro, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, Piyush Chawla, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, John Hastings, Yusuf Pathan, Rajagopal Sathish, Shakib Al Hasan, Manan Sharma, Morne Morkel, Jaydev Unadkat, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot, Sunil Narine, Brad Hodge, Kuldeep Yadav
Delhi Daredevils Squad
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