Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a bad start in the 2020 Indian Premier League losing their first game of the season against the Mumbai Indians by 49 runs. Nothing clicked for KKR in the game – their star pitchers proved expensive and heavy hitters failed to connect. Going into his second game of the season against SRH, KKR definitely needs to make some changes to tactics, which could also force captain Dinesh Karthik to make some changes.
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Here’s KKR Predicted XI:
Sunil narine
Sunil Narine struggled with the bat as his efforts continued to lose the ball. But he was effective with the ball, hitting just 22 runs and getting a wicket in all four of his overs.
Shubman gill
Shubman Gill was the talk of the town before the start of IPL 2020, and it seemed like the pressure got him better against MI. You will want to do better.
Nitish frog
Nitish Rana got off to a good start, but he gave it away. He needs to hit longer if KKR wants to have runs on the board.
Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan’s return to KKR wasn’t as successful in the first game as everyone thought it would be. Fans would expect him to settle on the team sooner rather than later.
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Andre russell
Andre Russell looked rusty with the bat and couldn’t get a clear hit with the ball. You need to relax and play your own style of cricket,
Dinesh Karthik
Captain Dinesh Karthik also got off to a great start, but couldn’t stay in the middle. You need to be the anchor in the batting order and play the role that you should play.
Rinku singh
Rinku Singh, who had a good domestic season with Uttar Pradesh, is likely to replace Nikhil Naik on the team. With Karthik on the team, Naik won’t have goalkeeping duties. Having Rinku Singh in Game XI makes the most sense for KKR.
Pat cummins
Pat Cummins gave away 49 runs in his 3 overs against the Mumbai Indians. The 15.5 million rupee purchase by KKR was championed by boss Dinesh Karthik, but needs to do more.
Kuldeep Yadav
Chinese left arm Kuldeep Yadav fought in his first two overs against Mumbai, but found a way back in the last two overs. You still need to do more.
Shivam Mavi
Shivam Mavi was KKR’s star actor in the first game, but he still needs to learn from mistakes. KKR pacemakers kept bowling bouncers for IM hitters, which proved too costly.
Prasidh Krishna
Prasidh Krishna has played more games for KKR than Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Sandeep Warrier and he should have a chance.
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