Gambhir asked us not to bid for him, reveals KKR MD Venky Mysore

Twitter had already been flooded by angry rants from KKR fans, when Venky Mysore revealed that Gambhir was in the team’s future plans but the player himself asked the side to let him go this year as he was looking at a different challenge.

"He was very much in our plans for the auctions via RTM. But he had a conversation with us well before. He felt that there might be a different challenge before (him), we don't know what it was. And (he) requested if we would refrain from bidding from him or using Right To Match. And we said we will never come in the way of anyone's progress or anyone's aspirations... We're sorry to see him go, seven great years," he said.

Leaving Gambhir, KKR have decided to go with the experienced Dinesh Karthik to strengthen their middle order while sticking with the brilliantly consistent Robin Uthappa, so far. Although filling Gambhir’s shoes will be a difficult task for the team, no one knows how to do it better than them.