Apart from Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Varun Chakraborty and Shivam Mavi, some other players in the KKR squad are new to the team.
The absence of CSK teammate Moin Ali and Deepak Sahar is a major setback. Dhoni’s batting is a burden. Rudraj Kejriwal is from National Cricket Academy. Ambati Rayudu Farm, Bravo Farm is worrisome. No duplication. New Zealand superstar Devon Conway is a new strong addition.
It has been reported that both Cummins and Pinch will not play in 5 matches for the Kolkata team. So in the first match some many young players will get a chance in both the teams. Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Nitish Rana should have contributed a lot this time in the Kolkata team.
Strengths of Kolkata: Iyer is not expected to bat as well as Ion Morgan. Unlike some new teams, KKR has a solid core players, which means no coordination sessions outside of this team. Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakraborty, Pat Cummins and Andre Russell have all spent a lot of time in the UAE. Also, Captain Shreyas Iyer is bang on with incredible form.
He recently scored three consecutive fifties against Sri Lanka. Besides, he is a clean captaincy man, taking the Delhi Capitals to the playoffs in 2019 and the final in 2020. Also, have two aggressive spin bowlers, Emperor and Narine.
Weakness: KKR batting. The absence of young Indian players in a league like the IPL is blinding. Last time Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer bleached. With the exception of Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana, there is no strength in the middle order. Names like Rinku Singh, Abhijeet Tomar and Prime Minister Singh did not inspire confidence. As we can see above, Alex Hales would have been a good challenger and Aaron Finch would not be the best choice here to replace him. Also, the presence of Test specialists like Ajinkya Rahane, who was bought too late on the day of the auction, does not seem to be of any use.
Umesh Yadav did not come up with anything other than guidance. Senior foreign players Tim Southee and Mohammed Nabi are no longer at their primary form. Since there are only four foreigners, it is difficult to imagine where these stalwarts would fit.
KK R Playing Eleven: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rahane, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Sam Billings, Mohammad Nabi, Varun Chakraborty.
KKR Team: Andre Russell, Varun Chakraborty, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Ring Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasik Thar, Samika Karunrajat Indrajith, , Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav.
Rather the CSK team is good at experience. The team’s playing XI could be: Rudraj Kejriwal, Devon Conway, Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Jadeja, Dhoni, Hungercocker / Sandner, Shivam Dube, Divine Bravo, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne.
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