Narine will come back stronger - Gambhir

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir is confident Sunil Narine will return a "better bowler and a stronger individual" after being reported twice for a suspect action during the Champions League T20. Speaking exclusively to ESPNcricinfo Gambhir said, "He [Narine] is, was and will always be an integral part of KKR and the entire squad will stand behind him and I hope he can come back as a stronger human being and can achieve much bigger heights than he has achieved in the past."

"The only thing I can say at the moment is it's a tough time for him, but he's a strong character. I had a long chat with him after the game and I told him he needed to get this monkey off his back because he himself doesn't know if there's anything wrong with his action," said Gambhir.  "The good thing is now he will get to know whether there is actually a problem in his action. If there is any, he will try to sort that out and come back a stronger human being and a stronger character as well. He could take all that pressure and be a much better bowler as well. Sometimes when these things start playing in your mind, what will happen if I bowl this delivery, what will people be talking, etc. Once he gets this off his back I am 100% sure he will be a much better bowler."