“Everything Changed”: Robin Uthappa Reveals How He Felt Isolated At KKR After Gautam Gambhir’s Departure

Former Indian batter Robin Uthappa is getting a lot of hate on social media from Kolkata Knight Riders’ fans lately. The chaos started after Uthappa posted a picture with his son supporting Chennai Super Kings during the IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 match. Uthappa has revealed how everything changed at KKR after former captain Gautam Gambhir’s departure.

In a video with Jio Cinema, Uthappa admitted that he would want to play for Chennai without any doubt if he has to come out of his retirement. Uthappa played just a couple of seasons for Chennai, whereas he was a part of the KKR’s setup for six long years. He uploaded a series of tweets where he also mentioned the amount of hatred he is getting nowadays.

Uthappa was bought by KKR in IPL 2014 auction for a price of INR 5 crore. Gambhir was the leader of the side back then and he used to open the innings with Uthappa. It was a golden year for the wicket-keeper batter where he won the Orange Cap in Kolkata’s title-winning campaign.

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In one of his tweets, Uthappa disclosed how he felt isolated after Gambhir’s exit from the side. Gambhir was released ahead of the IPL 2018 auction and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik was made the new captain of the side. Interestingly, Karthik was bought by KKR in 2018 only and he was straightaway given the duty to lead the side despite having an experienced campaigner in Uthappa.

Uthappa insisted that he still loves the KKR fans like he used to do before. He expressed his gratitude for them and cleared up that the issue was never about the followers.

After getting released, he was a part of the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020. He then played for the Super Kings in 2021 and 2022, where he won his second IPL trophy during the 14th season of the IPL.

Robin Uthappa KKR Stats Under Gautam Gambhir’s Captaincy

Out of six seasons at Knight Riders, Uthappa played four seasons in Gambhir’s captaincy. The difference in his batting was quite visible in 2018 and 2019. He left the franchise on a sour note as well.

Under Gambhir, Uthappa scored 1,806 runs at an average of 32.61 and a strike rate of 142.66. He smashed 14 half-centuries in the process. In Gauti’s absence, he managed to score 633 runs at an average and a strike rate of 26.63 and 123.77 respectively. He also could just score two half-centuries in those two seasons.