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    "excerpt": "Kolkata, Dec 20:\u00a0Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has criticised the selection of players made by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. According to Gambhir,",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata, Dec 20:<\/strong>&nbsp;Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has criticised the selection of players made by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to Gambhir, the squad selected by KKR doesn&#39;t have back up options in case any top-order batsman suffers from injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>KKR paid a whopping amount of Rs15.5 crore for Australia pacer Pat Cummins, making him the most expensive foreign bid ever in IPL history. They also brought England&#39;s World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan for Rs5.25 crore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The positive part about Pat Cummins is that you can expect him to take wickets with the new ball because he has a good swing and he bowls at good pace, he might be a concern for the death overs but he has good bowling skills and he has been with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 and has improved a lot since then,&quot; Gambhir said while speaking at Star Sports&#39; Cricket Live show.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I hope he plays all the matches and makes the team win 3-4 matches single handedly because he has been bought for such a high amount,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;But if you look at the squad as a whole, there is no backup for Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine who is a one of a kind bowler. If Eoin Morgan suffers an injury, the team has no middle order overseas batsman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to the former KKR skipper, the Kolkata-based franchise could have gone for Mitchell Marsh or Marcus Stoinis to give depth to their squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The management could have gone for a Mitchell Marsh or Marcus Stoinis who would have given more depth to the squad, so you have to hope all these players are there for the entire series,&quot; said Gambhir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If Pat Cummins suffers an injury, there is a replacement with Lockie Fergusan but with the top order there is no replacement for Kolkata Knight Riders,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n",
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