Gautam Gambhir – 6.5/10:
Few points less for Gambhir; largely for losing the plot in the latter parts of the league stage. From most of the time, KKR was the dominant team. However, out of their last five matches, all they could manage was just one win. Obviously, giving away the chances of finishing at the top of the points table, especially at a time when other teams are contesting strongly for the same spot, proved very bad. Gambhir can be held responsible for this. He almost stuck with the same team. Underuse of Shakib al Hasan and Piyush Chawla and complete neglect of all-rounder Rovman Powell were some of the drawbacks. Sunil Narine saved him from some criticism by hitting a 15 fifty otherwise the Wets Indian was also not a great experiment after the initial stages.