IPL 2021: Letting go of Suryakumar Yadav to MI is KKR’s biggest loss, says Gautam Gambhir

IPL 2021: Former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir said his only regret from his successful stint as captain of the Kolkata-based franchise is not using Suryakumar Yadav at No. 3. The Mumbai batsman joined MI in 2018 after spending 4 seasons with KKR. Suryakumar Yadav joined Mumbai Indians in 2018 after spending 4 seasons at KKR (Courtesy of BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSSuryakumar Yadav has scored 400-plus in his last 3 seasons for MISuryakumar played 54 matches for KKR between 2014 and 2017Mumbai Indians bought Suryakumar in IPL 2018 auction for Rs 3.2 croreFormer Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir said he regrets losing Suryakumar Yadav to Mumbai Indians, especially after having groomed the Mumbai batsman for 4 years between 2014 and 2017.

Gambhir highlighted that Suryakumar Yadav has gone on to become one of the mainstays for Mumbai Indians and India in the shortest format of the game and that he is at the peak of his prowess now.Suryakumar Yadav began his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in 2012 but played only one match for the 5-time champions before moving To Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014. At KKR, Suryakumar got plenty of game time as he played 54 matches over 4 years.IPL 2021, KKR vs MI live updatesHowever, he was not able to score as much as he is scoring now for MI as KKR used him at No. 7. Gautam Gambhir said his only regret as KKR captain was not using Suryakumar at No. 3 and added that he had options on Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan during his successful stint with the 2-time champions.Gambhir’s biggest regret as KKR captain”The only regret I have is not pushing Suryakumar Yadav at No. 3. There were players like Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan, and so we had to always use him as a finisher. A lot of players go on from one franchise to another. From KKR’s point of view, this has to be KKR’s biggest loss, letting go of Suryakumar Yadav,” Gambhir told Star Sports on Thursday.”He is someone whom we groomed for four years and then let him go and now he is at the peak of his career. Because we couldn’t give him that position (NO. 3), he was not able to get those 400-500 runs in a season, batting at No. 7.”Someone’s loss is someone else’s massive gain. And that is exactly what happened with Mumbai Indians. KKR let go of him and now he has become a mainstay of MI’s batting line-up,” he added.Suryakumar Yadav has evolved into one of the key player for Mumbai Indians, having played a crucial role in their title victories in the last two seasons. He was bought by MI for Rs 3.2 crore in 2018 and the champion said repeat their reward with Suryakumar scoring over 500 in the season.Suryakumar has followed it up with 2 400-plus seasons for MI and is looking to do complete the landmark 4 times on the trot. The 31-year-old will also be an integral member of India at the T20 World Cup after having made it to the 15-man squad.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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