IPL 2019: What should be KKR's ideal playing XI

#4 Robin Uthappa

Uthappa will be anchoring KKR's middle-order

Robin Uthappa is one of the stalwarts of the Indian Premier League. He has been playing IPL since its inception in 2008 and has played a whopping 165 games so far. He has amassed 4129 runs so far and would anchor KKR's middle-order.

He is the fifth leading run-scorer in IPL history only behind Raina, Kohli, Rohit, and Gambhir.

Last season was a year to forget for Uthappa as he scored just 351 runs at a below-par average of 21.94. He would like to bounce back this season and KKR would continue to have him in the middle order to provide solidity.

#5 Nitish Rana

Rana has a constant presence in KKR's middle-order

Nitish Rana is another constant presence in KKR middle order for the past two years. Rana has played 15 games last season scoring 304 runs at an impressive strike-rate of 131.03.

The left-handed batsman started his 2018 campaign on an impressive note before fizzling out in the later stage of the tournament. KKR would love to see him playing a more predominant role in their middle order this season.

His occasional offspinners have provided breakthroughs for the two-time champions last season as he claimed four wickets from just six overs.