Yuvraj Singh gets surprise from KKR questioning team on Chris Lynn's release

Yuvraj Singh had questioned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after y released one of world-class power-hitters in world cricket, Chris Lynn, recently. Chris Lynn was among 13 players released by franchise ahead of December 19 auction in Kolkata. Lynn, however, found some support from his Maratha Arabians teammate Yuvraj Singh after his stellar kck of a 30-ball 91 during Maratha Arabians' T10 match against Team Abu Dhabi where y had registered a 24-run win. Lynn is also captain of Maratha Arabians. After Yuvi had expressed his displeasure of KKR having released Lynn, he was in for a surprise by two-time IPL winners.

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Yuvraj Singh to play for KKR?

Speaking on aftermath of Lynn’s release from KKR, former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said that manment’s decision to release Australian was a “bad call”. He joked that he might drop a mess to one of KKR’s co-owners on that. It seems that Kolkata franchise has taken veteran all-rounder's mess seriously as KKR CEO Venky Mysore replied to his comments. Taking to micro-blogging site, Venky Mysore wrote that reason y had released Chris Lynn was to bid for Yuvi in upcoming auctions. KKR CEO n concluded by saying that he loved and respected both champions (Yuvraj & Lynn). 

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Chris Lynn: ' hard feelings towards KKR'

When asked about his views on being released by KKR, Lynn maintained that he was t harboring any bad feelings towards owners, manment or head coach. Lynn added that KKR coach Brendon McCullum was only trying to win team ar IPL. Lynn looked optimistic when he added that players 'twice as good as him' had been released by teams, so he really did t have too much to feel bad about. Talking about his IPL future, Lynn said that an innings like 91* blitz he played was important to stay fresh in minds of coaches and owners of league's franchises. IPL Auction 2020 will take place at Kolkata on December 19. Chris Lynn is expected to be one of biggest earners of auction. He scored 1274 runs for KKR in 40 matches. His highest IPL score is 93*.

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