IPL 2023: Did KKR Make A Mistake By Not Retaining Shubman Gill? CEO's Blunt Response

Kolkata Knight Riders "do not regret" losing players who are now bringing laurels to other franchises, said team CEO and managing director Venky Mysore on Sunday, adding they made the decisions based on "available information". Shubman Gill's loss has been Gujarat Titans' gain as the India opener played a key role in winning the title in their maiden appearance last season. "There is actually happiness when we see some of the players we have developed go to other franchises and do well -- Shubman gill is an example," Mysore told reporters on the sidelines of Knight Golf event here.

With 483 runs, Gill was among the top-five rungetter last season. This time too, the youngster has been in fine form with 333 runs from eight innings (41.62 average), that has put him behind Faf Du Plessis in the leading run scorers' list.

It's not just Gill, former KKR players Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals), Piyush Chawla (Mumbai Indians) and Ajinkya Rahane (Chennai Super Kings) have been in fine form for their respective franchises.

Rahane, who got limited opportunities at KKR last season, has been a transformed player under the talismanic MS Dhoni and made a Team India comeback in Tests after 15 months.

"It's always difficult to lose such players and when they do such well. Yesterday also I was telling Gill (49) that I was enjoying your batting but I was hoping that you would not take the game away from us. score some runs, but let us... (win)," Mysore added.

Gill scored a 49 in GT's seven-wicket win here on Saturday that also took the defending champions to the top of the standings.

Blaming it on the IPL rules, Mysore said: "The limitation as you know, the rules the IPL and BCCI make. In 2022 auction, we were allowed to keep only four