Former India starter Aakash Chopra was taken aback by the strategies adopted by Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Capitals in a 2020 IPL match in Sharjah.
Chopra questioned captain Dinesh Karthik and the KKR team management logic of sending England captain Eoin Morgan as low as No. 6 when they were chasing 229 for victory.
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“It’s beyond my understanding why KKR isn’t hitting Eoin Morgan enough. His batting order is not working right now. Morgan is a fugitive winner. If you look at his 2019 record, he’s hitting at a strike rate of 170. And on this team too, he’s been impressive in both the last game and this game, ”Chopra said on his YouTube channel after KKR stayed. short. 18 runs despite some late blitzes from Morgan, who scored 44 of 18 balls with five sixes.
Chopra, who is also a former KKR player, said KKR should have chased the target as they played an additional hitter in Rahul Tripathi instead of Kuldeep Yadav.
“KKR could have chased the 229-race goal. Played an additional batter on Rahul Tripathi in place of Kuldeep Yadav. But if you’ve played it, you should have opened with him. You’re opening with Narine and that experiment is not working, ”he added.
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Chopra questioned the decision to send Tripathi to number 8 instead of opening with him. The former starter said Tripathi may be a good option to start with Shubam Gill up ahead in the tournament.
“So there was a problem with the batting order. Nitish Rana played well. Shubman Gill, until the moment he was in the middle, he played well. “
“You sent Rahul Tripathi even after Cummins. Whoever sends a batter to number 8 is a starter. You have to do it open and it will go well, it is very close to my heart. I feel like he will do a good job at the top of the order with Shubman Gill, ”added Chopra.
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