Former Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh recently commented on Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) decision to release Chris Lynn as he termed it as a “bad call”. Lynn was among the 11 players the franchise released ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auction which is scheduled to be held on December 19.
After the match in which Lynn smashed 91 runs in 30 balls, Yuvraj said, “He is someone I have seen in the IPL. He has given some great start to KKR. I really don’t understand why they have not retained him. I think it is a bad call, must send SRK a message on that. Chris was just outstanding today.”
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After Yuvraj Singh’s comments on KKR’s call to part ways with Lynn, Venky Mysore, KKR’s CEO, took to Twitter to explain the team’s decision to the all-rounder. He tweeted: “@YUVSTRONG12 we released @lynny50 so that we could bid for you! Love and respect for both of you champions! #IPL2020 #KKR #Legends #Sixhitters @KKRiders”.
@YUVSTRONG12 we released @lynny50 so that we could bid for you! 😜 Love and respect for both of you champions! #IPL2020 #KKR #Legends #Sixhitters @KKRiders
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore) November 19, 2019
The 37-year-old, who announced his retirement from international cricket before the 2019 World Cup, had also announced retirement from IPL but with Sunrisers Hyderabad and now KKR seems to be eyeing for the southpaw, Yuvraj may be forced to change his mind.
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Yuvraj’s comments on Lynn came after when he went on a play a whirlwind knock of 30-ball 91 playing for the Maratha Arabians in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, shattering the record for the highest individual score in T10 cricket previously held by England’s Alex Hales (87 off 32 balls).
KKR had released a total of 11 players from last year’s squad including five overseas players. Apart from Lynn, KKR parted ways with Carlos Brathwaite, Joe Denly, Matt Kelly and Anrich Nortje.
