Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper, player Gautam Gambhir has recently said that not holding onto Suryakumar Yadav was one of the biggest mistakes of the Kolkata franchise in the last 13 years.<\/p>\n
Suryakumar Yadav played a crucial role in helping the most successful IPL team Mumbai Indians (MI) win their IPL 2020 title. The batsman was with the Kolkata team from 2014 to 2017 and was even the vice-captain of the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuryakumar Yadav is not easily earned by Mumbai Indians. He\u2019s probably the biggest loss that KKR has ever had in 13 years. Someone who was young, came into KKR, played for four years, obviously couldn\u2019t get the number where he should have batted at because of the batting line up we had at that time,\u201d Gautam Gambhir told ESPNCricinfo.<\/p>\n
\u201cManish Pandey was batting at No. 3 but he was batting at No. 6 or 7. KKR could have easily built around Suryakumar Yadav. He was the vice-captain when I was leading the side. Made him the vice-captain so that there was easy transition. I could see that leadership quality with Surya. Very selfless guy, you make him bat at No. 6 or 7. He can bat at any number. There will never be a phase where he\u2019d like to bat at 3. And that is the kind of players you want,\u201d Gautam Gambhir further added.<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably the biggest loss till now. Yes, players have moved from one franchise to another. Chris Gayle went to some other franchise and there are many other players. But probably for me the biggest loss till now KKR is ever had is probably letting go Suryakumar Yadav because you don\u2019t get Indian players with that kind of talent,\u201d Gautam Gambhir added.<\/p>\n
We still haven\u2019t seen his leadership quality. He\u2019s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I\u2019m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians,\u201d said Gautam Gambhir.<\/p>\n
Suryakumar Yadav smashed 480 runs in the IPL 2020 edition with an average of 40.00 and a strike rate at 145.01.<\/p>\n
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