Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a roller coaster ride in the recently held Indian Premier League (IPL) in UAE. They suffered a series of defeats at the start of the campaign before turning their fortunes to almost qualify for the playoffs.

However, Kolkata’s inconsistency eventually came to haunt them as they finished at the fifth place with 7 wins from 14 outings.

Reflecting on KKR’s performance, former India opener-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra recently opined that the franchise need to revamp most of the team ahead of IPL 2021.

According to Chopra, KKR should release Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine and opt for youngster Shubman Gill as the captain.

“In my opinion, the Kolkata Knight Riders should not retain too many players. I will take only three names - Shubman Gill, Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy,” he said in the latest video on his Youtube channel.

“They should retain the three of them and make Shubman Gill the captain. I am thinking ahead, just like the Delhi Capitals did with Shreyas Iyer. So, KKR should groom Gill for a better future,” he added.

“If KKR is seeing any captaincy material in Shubman Gill, then they will not get the chance again. If they let him go to another team, then Shubman Gill might do for that team what Rohit Sharma has done for Mumbai,” he continued.

“They have to retain Varun Chakravarthy in any case and if they leave Andre Russell, he will be too expensive to buy again, so they should retain him as well. They can release Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins as a lot of money will get freed up when they release these two players,” he further suggested.

Notably, KKR had roped in Cummins for a hefty sum of INR 15.5 Crore at the IPL 2020 auction.

Aakash Chopra also feels continuing Eoin Morgan as captain isn’t a good idea.

“Eoin Morgan, even if they want to make him the captain which I don’t think is a great idea, will not go for 12-15 crores in the auction. So I feel they should let him go and buy him back again if they want him,” he concluded.