<p class="title">Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes his former IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders doesn't have enough back-up options and the team management could have gone for all-rounders in the players' auction to provide the squad more depth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Kolkata franchise paid a whopping Rs 15.50 crore for Cummins, making him the costliest foreign player in the history of IPL auctions. Besides, they also spent big on England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan (Rs 5.25 crore) and Indian spinner Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 4 crore).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If you look at the squad as a whole, there is no backup for Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine who is a one of a kind bowler. If Eoin Morgan suffers an injury, the team has no middle order overseas batsman," Gambhir said while speaking at 'Star Sports' Cricket Live' show.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The management could have gone for a Mitchell Marsh or Marcus Stoinis who would have given more depth to the squad, so you have to hope all these players are there for the entire series.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gambhir said KKR don't have the bench strength to deal with any injury crisis in the top order.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If Pat Cummins suffers an injury, there is a replacement with Lockie Ferguson but with the top order there is no replacement for Kolkata Knight Riders," said the stylish left-hander, who led KKR to two titles in 2012 and 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gambhir said he hoped that Cummins will justify his hefty paycheck by single-handedly winning KKR a few matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The positive part about Pat Cummins is that you can expect him to take wickets with the new ball because he has a good swing and he bowls at good pace, he might be a concern for the death overs but he has good bowling skills," Gambhir said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hope he plays all the matches and makes the team win 3-4 matches single-handedly because he has been bought for such a high amount."</p>
<p class="title">Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes his former IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders doesn't have enough back-up options and the team management could have gone for all-rounders in the players' auction to provide the squad more depth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Kolkata franchise paid a whopping Rs 15.50 crore for Cummins, making him the costliest foreign player in the history of IPL auctions. Besides, they also spent big on England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan (Rs 5.25 crore) and Indian spinner Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 4 crore).</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If you look at the squad as a whole, there is no backup for Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine who is a one of a kind bowler. If Eoin Morgan suffers an injury, the team has no middle order overseas batsman," Gambhir said while speaking at 'Star Sports' Cricket Live' show.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The management could have gone for a Mitchell Marsh or Marcus Stoinis who would have given more depth to the squad, so you have to hope all these players are there for the entire series.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gambhir said KKR don't have the bench strength to deal with any injury crisis in the top order.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If Pat Cummins suffers an injury, there is a replacement with Lockie Ferguson but with the top order there is no replacement for Kolkata Knight Riders," said the stylish left-hander, who led KKR to two titles in 2012 and 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gambhir said he hoped that Cummins will justify his hefty paycheck by single-handedly winning KKR a few matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The positive part about Pat Cummins is that you can expect him to take wickets with the new ball because he has a good swing and he bowls at good pace, he might be a concern for the death overs but he has good bowling skills," Gambhir said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hope he plays all the matches and makes the team win 3-4 matches single-handedly because he has been bought for such a high amount."</p>