5 best retentions made by IPL franchises for the future

#1 Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunil Narine- A mystery spinner to a fearsome all-rounder

Sunil Narine has been part of the Kolkata Knight Riders since his debut in IPL. His mystery bowling was the vital cog in KKR's 2-time title triumph. The recent changes implemented in his bowling-action made him predictable, but KKR had faith in his ability and retained him in the pre-auction buy.

Even with the altered action, Narine was effective as he scalped 16 wickets at a decent economy rate of 7.65. His dot-ball percentage helped his peers like Chawla and Kuldeep to attack the opponent team.

The MVP of the season made crucial contributions with the bat in powerplay and cemented his place as an opening batsman in the team. In 16 matches, Narine scored 357 runs in the season at a whopping strike rate of 190.

Best Performance: In a match against RCB, Narine demoralized the RCB bowlers by notching up 50 runs off 19 balls and made the chase of 178 a cakewalk for KKR.

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