Gautam Gambhir
The KKR captain was superb with the bat while opening. He was in supreme form in the first few matches of the IPL, taking his side to victory on most occasions. Gambhir scored 501 runs in 15 matches and was the top-scorer for KKR, remained 5th in the Orange Cap list. His captaincy and aggression were a big factor in KKR reaching the playoffs. Gambhir stuck to his best XI in most of the games and that did pay dividends. This year his performance was at a similar level to his personality. One of the very few players who could attack and defend with the same ease, Gambhir has done some classy act. While it’s true to accept his footwork or technique was not the best sometimes, it was his hard work which made him one of the most consistently performing batsmen this season.