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Sunday, 1 June 2014
UTHHAPA HAS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Robin Uthappa can overtake Gayle and
Hussey to make history in IPL final

If Robin Uthappa continues his brilliant form, he
can break the IPL record of most runs in a single
season in the final
The current Orange Cap holder in IPL 7,
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Robin Uthappa will
hope his brilliant run continues in the big
final tonight. While providing a great start to
his team will be his priority, he can also take
inspiration from the fact that he needs 79
runs to break the IPL record of most runs in
a single season.
Robin Uthappa has scored 655 runs in 15
matches this season at an average of 46.78.
He has already surpassed Virat Kohli as the
highest Indian run-getter in a single IPL
season. Kohli held the record previously, with
634 runs last season. Chris Gayle and
Michael Hussey currently stand ahead of
Uthappa, with Gayle’s 708 (2013), Hussey’s
733 (2013) and Gayle’s 733 (2012) the top 3
highest tallies in a single season.
Uthappa has hit a rich vein of form this IPL
after a successful domestic season with
champions Karanataka, who achieved a rare
treble this season. As an opener, Uthappa
finds himself holding the Orange Cap, which
earlier seemed out of reach with Kings XI
Punjab’s Glenn Maxwell leaps and bounds
ahead of others.
On many occasions, Uthappa has stressed on
the importance of good technique and
‘keeping shape’ while batting in IPL, and has
thanked his coach Pravin Amre for his overall
improvement.
“I have been in good form coming into the
tournament and am completely enjoying
playing the game right now,” Uthappa said in
an interview. “I have always been most
comfortable up the order which I feel is my
best position,”
“It is a great feeling to be in the final first of
all. Being at the Chinnaswamy is an
additional bonus as it is a ground I enjoy
playing at. Hopefully, we will get a lot of
support from the crowd and put in a great
performance.”
If KKR wins the final, it’ll become the first
team after Chennai Super Kings to win the
title twice, having won it first in 2012. It’ll
also extend its winning run to 9 matches, the
most in IPL history, overshadowing the 8-
match winning streak jointly held by itself
and KXIP currently.
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