Kolkata Knight Riders batting order and playing 11, IPL 2012
KKR most often opened with Brendon McCullum and Gautam Gambhir in IPL 2012, with Jacques Kallis at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendon McCullumMoved around | 1 (7), 2 (5) | 12 | 289 | 102.1 |
| 2 | Gautam Gambhir | 2 (11), 1 (4), 3 (2) | 17 | 590 | 143.6 |
| 3 | Jacques KallisMoved around | 3 (9), 1 (4), 4 (3), 2 (1) | 17 | 409 | 106.5 |
| 3 | Manvinder Bisla | 3 (5), 1 (2) | 7 | 213 | 133.1 |
| 4 | Manoj Tiwary | 4 (9), 5 (3), 7 (2), 6 (1) | 15 | 260 | 105.7 |
| 5 | Yusuf PathanMoved around | 5 (8), 6 (5), 4 (2), 3 (1) | 16 | 194 | 114.8 |
| 5 | Shakib Al HasanMoved around | 5 (3), 4 (2), 6 (1), 7 (1) | 7 | 91 | 123.0 |
| 6 | Debabrata DasMoved around | 6 (5), 7 (3), 5 (2) | 10 | 126 | 135.5 |
| 6 | Laxmi Ratan ShuklaMoved around | 6 (2), 7 (2), 8 (2), 4 (1) | 7 | 75 | 131.6 |
| 6 | Ryan ten DoeschateMoved around | 6 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 3 | 21 | 100.0 |
| 8 | Rajat BhatiaMoved around | 8 (3), 7 (1), 9 (1), 10 (1) | 6 | 35 | 125.0 |
| 9 | Brett Lee | 9 (3) | 3 | 42 | 210.0 |
| 9 | Sunil Narine | 9 (1), 10 (1) | 2 | 9 | 128.6 |
| 10 | Iqbal Abdulla | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 2 | 66.7 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for KKR in IPL 2012?
KKR most often opened with Brendon McCullum and Gautam Gambhir in IPL 2012, with Jacques Kallis at No. 3.
Who batted as KKR's finisher?
Yusuf Pathan batted most often at No. 5 (16 innings, 194 runs).
How settled was the KKR top order?
Brendon McCullum batted at No. 1 in 58% of their innings; Gautam Gambhir batted at No. 2 in 65% of their innings.