This came after a reliable season last year, where he played a crucial role in KKR's first title win in 10 years and their overall third, with 370 runs in 15 matches and 13 innings at an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of over 158, with four half-centuries. This included the fifties in the Qualifier one and the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).