Twitterati react to KKR's decision to not retain Gautam Gambhir

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) retained two of their trump cards, Sunil Narine (8.5 crores) and Andre Russell (7 crores). But, they left out their captain Gautam Gambhir who led them to two title victories. The IPL retention policy is currently the talk of the town with all the eight franchises retaining their valuable players for the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Many uncanny decisions were taken in the retention, as most of the expected star players were not retained by their teams. Gambhir is one of those who was omitted by his franchise. He had been a part of the Knight Riders club since 2011, where he was bought for a whopping amount of 11.04 cr rupees in the auction.

A look at the record books and we can realize that he is one of the most consistent players in the IPL history. He is the fourth leading run-scorer in the IPL with 3634 runs at an average of 31.54, having scored 35 half centuries in 148 appearances.

The out of favour Indian opener is currently in good form representing Delhi in domestic cricket. He performed really well in the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Bengal where he hammered a century to guide his team to the final.

A few weeks ago, the 36-year-old left-hand batsman disclosed that he was not contacted for the retention. There have been speculated that he will join his home side Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming IPL season.

KKR also didn’t retain some of their key players like Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan. They still have another chance with the Right to Match (RTM) card and can hold on to three of their players. As they only retained two players, they have three RTM cards left in their pile

Here is how the fans reacted to Gambhir’s omission on Twitter:

What SRK did to Gautam Gambhir at #IPLRetention pic.twitter.com/ix8DTkJjS9

— Moody Motu (@MoodyMotu) January 4, 2018

After #WKKBB why did katappa killed Baahubali…
Now Million dollar Question.. #WKKGG why did #KKR Did not retained Gautam Gambhir #GautamGambhir #IPLRetention pic.twitter.com/hrDnvVUTdl

— NaaPeru MadhuArjun?? (@MadhuArjun10) January 4, 2018

Wow @KKRiders Wow
So You Parted the ways with the man You took you from Ground to Stars , KKR was no team in First 3 Seasons but than came the man Named @GautamGambhir who made this team one of the best in the League , His Captaincy and Vision can never be replaced#MissYouGauti

— Rishikesh Sharma (@Tonu_LFC) January 4, 2018

@KKRiders 2011 – Playoff
2012 – Champions
2013 – Group Stage
2014 – Champions
2015 – Group Stage
2016 – Playoff
2017 – Playoff #IPLRetention #IPL2018 #KKR
Thank You So much Super Journey
For with You ..#Gambhir .. pic.twitter.com/MuKBZMYuTD

— ❤GЅ Мαɖɦaռ Sʊʀɨʏa™ (@GS_Madhan_Sfc) January 4, 2018

Gautam Gambhir not retained by KKR ! KKR has released one of the most successful captains similar to what they did with Sourav Ganguly .
Kolkata Knight Riders never treats legends with respect. #IPLRetention #IPL2018

— Sahil Karn (@sahilkarnac1) January 4, 2018

BEST RETENTION:- MUMBAI INDIANS
WORST RETENTION:- KKR (No Gambhir, no Manish, No Uthappa?) #IPLRetention

— Shubham Danve (@Shubhs45) January 4, 2018

KKR not retaining Gambhir is a bit unfair. Why should SRK take out his anger of his movies getting flopped on Gambhir.. So silly!

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 4, 2018