7 Things You Should Know About Robin Uthappa, KKR's Devastating Weapon At The Top Order
Did you know Uthappa's father was a hockey player?
Kolkata Knight Riders seldom have anything to worry about while chasing a huge total. Primarily because they have Robin Uthappa in their arsenal. In Wednesday's clash against Rising Pune Supergiant, Uthappa ensured his side chase a 183-run target without any issues. His blistering 87-run knock would probably give RPS bowlers sleepless nights for some time to come.
Uthappa no doubt is having a great season and is making headlines everywhere. So this is the right time for you to refresh your memory of the wicket-keeper-batsman and know some interesting facts about the man.
1. He suffered from epilepsy at the age of 10. As a result of that, he had enough difficulty maintaining his weight till his late 20s.
2. Uthappa is nicknamed 'The Walking Assasin' for the way he charges the bowler on the pitch.
3. He took everyone by storm with his stylish debut against England in 2006. He scored 86 as he opened the batting for India.
4. Uthappa was the second costliest player during the IPL 2011 auctions. He was bought for Rs. 11.04 crores by Pune Warriors India.
5. He holds the record of most 40+ scores in 8 consecutive T20 games.
6. Uthappa chose cricket despite his father being a former hockey player.
7. He performed so well during the IPL 7 season in 2014 that he was immediately selected as captain of the India A team.
Social media erupted with several reactions soon after his blitzkrieg. Here's how everyone on the Internet reacted.
The kind of form is in Robin Uthappa he deserves the place in champions trophy ? ahead of Dhawan RT if u agree #RPSvKKR
¡ª Prahlad Vaishnav (@PrahladVaishna8) April 26, 2017
Robin Uthappa has become the only 2nd keeper to effect 3 stumpings in the same #IPL match.
¡ª Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 26, 2017
MS Dhoni has done it twice!#RPSvKKR
Most century stands while chasing in Twenty20s:
¡ª Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 26, 2017
4 - GAMBHIR-UTHAPPA
3 - Sehwag-Gambhir / Warner-Dhawan / Shehzad-Hodge#IPL #RPSvKKR
Massive win. Devastating bowling against RCB followed by bludgeoning batting against RPS, KKR are on a roll #IPL2017
¡ª Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 26, 2017
Uthappa's inning
¡ª ? (@firkiii) April 26, 2017
Vs
Gambhir's Inning#kkrvsrps pic.twitter.com/CTwb6dZmA2
A lesson for the #IPL teams, If you are going to play against KKR, make it sure you don't drop Robin Uthappa. Trust me Its a Crime!#RPSvKKR
¡ª Satnam ? (@imSatnam_) April 26, 2017
