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Shubman Gill is going to take some teams by surprise: Chris Lynn

Kolkata Knight Riders veterans Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa spoke highly of the team's young turks Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill, both of whom will be crucial to the team's success in the upcoming IPL 2019.

"It's been awesome to watch Kuldeep develop over the last six years. When I first came into the system he looked like a stumpy guy rolling his leg-spinners out. But now he's fit and strong, he's developed his game, his variations are a lot more harder to pick now and he's a world-class bowler," Chris Lynn told India Today.

"Shubman has got a very level head on his shoulders and is very sorted in his mind, he knows what he wants to do and how he wants to approach his game. He's a hard-working lad and is someone who is willing to put in the hard yards. He is someone who knows he is talented, is probably a prodigee and the next big thing in Indian cricket but he still has a very firm head on his shoulders," Robin Uthappa told India Today.

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