Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody has said that Gautam Gambhir was instrumental in retaining Andre Russell and Sunil Narine by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2024 (IPL 2024) season of the Indian Premier League. Had an important role.

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Gambhir plays an important role in retaining Russell and Narine

Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Moody said that Gambhir has been instrumental in retaining Russell and Narine, adding that he will be able to get the best out of them. Russell joined KKR in 2014. Narine joined in 2012 and both of them have been mainstays in the team since then.

Moody – Phenomenal Cricketer for both KKR

Tom Moody said, “They have both been phenomenal cricketers for KKR and are really a part of them. I think Gambhir has played an important role in retaining Russell and Narine. “Gambhir understands him, he has played with him. He has captained him and he will be able to get the best out of him,” Moody said.

He further said that the only hesitation he has about Russell is not his skill but his physical condition. Russell scored 227 runs in 14 matches for KKR last season, while taking seven wickets.

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List of players released by KKR

Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Arya Desai, David Wiese, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles.

List of players retained by KKR

Nitish Rana (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Suyyash Sharma, Jason Roy (replacement).