Kolkata: Their early roar reduced to a whimper, it&rsquo;s not a good time for the Gujarat Lions to find themselves in the den of a dangerous adversary.
<img title="Gautam Gambhir" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/may/08-Gautam-Gambhir.jpg" alt="Gautam Gambhir" />
Front-runners for much of IPL-9&rsquo;s first half, Suresh Raina and his men look tamed as they brace themselves for Sunday&rsquo;s showdown with Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. The Lions&rsquo; dip in form &mdash; they lost their last three matches &mdash; coincides with a KKR resurgence.
Gautam Gambhir &amp; Co, out on the road for over three weeks, celebrated homecoming on Wednesday with victory over Kings XI Punjab, and they look ready for the Lions.
KKR have presented a settled look early in the tournament. They did lose games but have bounced back, flaunting fire in the belly and depth in resources. The back-from-the-dead turnaround scripted by Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell in Bangalore on Monday, and the West Indian&rsquo;s allround performance at the Eden a couple of days later to snuff out Kings XI have had KKR take over as league leaders.
The two power-hitters are not the only threat. Gambhir and Robin Uthappa have been the tournament&rsquo;s most successful opening pair, while Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav too are in form.
Gambhir is wary of complacency. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve taken our lessons from last year and, hopefully, we won&rsquo;t make the same mistakes. After 12 games everyone thought we were through, but we couldn&rsquo;t qualify,&rdquo; the KKR skipper reminded.

Gautam Gambhir &amp; Co, out on the road for over three weeks, celebrated homecoming on Wednesday with victory over Kings XI Punjab, and they look ready for the Lions

IPL 9: Gautam Gambhir wary of complacency factor vs Gujarat Lions

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Gautam Gambhir &amp; Co, out on the road for over three weeks, celebrated homecoming on Wednesday with victory over Kings XI Punjab, and they look ready for the Lions

IPL 9: Gautam Gambhir wary of complacency factor vs Gujarat Lions

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