Kolkata Knight Riders Are One Of The Most Popular IPL Sides:

The Knight Riders of Kolkata, co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan, is one of the most famous IPL sides. They won the title twice, and here we take a look at the top ten franchise leaders in their history.
These batsmen were seen in their best form in the recent past domestic and international cricket.

1. Gautam Gambhir

The man who led them to both titles, Gautam Gambhir, was also one of their most prolific riders. He scored 3035 runs in 108 matches with an average of 31.61 and a strike rate of 124.28. He is expected to to make a comeback after a long break and cricketing fans are expected to see some firing cricket from him.

2. Robin Uthappa

The right-hander was another KKR runner and scored 2439 runs in 86 matches (84 innings) with an average of 30.48. He has been consistent with his performance throughout IPL seasons and he is certianly not going to disappoint his fans this time too.

3. Yusuf Pathan

The hard-hitting all-rounder was a match-winner for KKR and in 106 matches he scored 1893 runs in 106 matches (91 innings) with an impressive strike rate of 31.55 and 138.27. He has been good with ball as well as bat. However, his contribution as a batsmen has been more for the Indian cricket team as well as for KKR (his IPL franchise).

4. Andre Rusell

The West Indian superman is possibly the most full T20 player in recent times. He was brilliant for KKR as he scored 1,342 runs in 57 matches with an average of 35.31. He is expected to deliver the best of his form for the IPL 2020 series.

5. Jacques Kallis

The legend of South Africa was also a consistent performer for KKR. In 56 matches, he scored 1,295 with an average score of 26.42 and a strike rate of 106.76. This all rounder from South Africa has been consistent with his performance and is expected to deliver the same during IPL 2020.

6. Chris Lynn

Australia’s dominant right-hander was dazzling for KKR as he scored 1274 runs at 34.43 in 40 matches with a strike rate of 141.39. We can expect some exciting cricket from Chris Lynn in IPL 2020.

7. Manish Pandey

Karnataka ‘s right-hander has played a variety of valuable cameos for KKR, amassing 1270 runs in 55 matches with an average of 31.75.

8. Manoj Tiwary

Manoj Tiwary, one of Bengal ‘s prolific batsmen, played valuable knocks for KKR and scored 1002 runs on average 29.47 in 54 matches with a strike rate of 111.70.

9. Brendon McCullum

Former New Zealand skipper and current KKR coach Brendon McCullum was explosive on the side. The opener won 882 runs 35 matches with an average score of 27.56. The strike rate was phenomenal at 120.65.