The Kolkata Knight Riders have so far been un-Kolkata like in IPL IV, they have displayed consistency that had somehow betrayed them in the first three editions and this has helped the team form a solid team capable of winning the league.
The team's main strength is their balance and all round strength. They boast of many handy all-rounders, including world class ones. A batting line up that boasts of the likes of Jacques Kallis, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Eoin Morgan speaks for itself. Add to this the likes of the in-form Manoj Tiwary and the likes of Shakib al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate and you have a line up that bats deep and bats with power.
The host of all rounders in the team means their captain, Gambhir, is not short of bowling options. In Brett Lee and Laxmipathy Balaji, KKR have solid opening bowlers. Jaidev Unadkat and Iqbal Abdullah have played tremendous supporting acts so far. Should any one of these fail, Gambhir always has either one of Kallis, Pathan, Shakib and ten Doeschate to fall back on.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Jacques Kallis, Shreevats Goswami(w), Gautam Gambhir(c), Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Eoin Morgan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Rajat Bhatia, Brett Lee, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Iqbal Abdulla
The team's main strength is their balance and all round strength. They boast of many handy all-rounders, including world class ones. A batting line up that boasts of the likes of Jacques Kallis, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Eoin Morgan speaks for itself. Add to this the likes of the in-form Manoj Tiwary and the likes of Shakib al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate and you have a line up that bats deep and bats with power.
The host of all rounders in the team means their captain, Gambhir, is not short of bowling options. In Brett Lee and Laxmipathy Balaji, KKR have solid opening bowlers. Jaidev Unadkat and Iqbal Abdullah have played tremendous supporting acts so far. Should any one of these fail, Gambhir always has either one of Kallis, Pathan, Shakib and ten Doeschate to fall back on.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Jacques Kallis, Shreevats Goswami(w), Gautam Gambhir(c), Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Eoin Morgan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Rajat Bhatia, Brett Lee, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Iqbal Abdulla
