Kolkata Knight Riders are ready for their third encounter in IPL 2024. In the DC vs KKR clash, the Kolkata outfits has gone on to make a solitary change. Young Angkrish Raghuvanshi comes in the KKR Playing XI to bolster the batting set up of the team.
“We’ll bat first. The wicket looks like a belter, no drastic change in the wicket when compared to the last game. It’s been quite a journey, was a with Delhi and now with KKR, I’m comfortable with this switch,” said KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer at the Toss.
“Anything can happen on a given day, it’s important to stick to the process. We’ve Sunil (Narine) coming in and going after the bowlers in the first 6 overs, so his role is very clear and the rest know what’s expected of them. One change – Angrish Raghuvanshi comes in,” Iyer concluded.
Solitary Change for KKR
KKR are on a two win run. They are determined to make it 3 out of 3. And after opting to bat first on surface that provides assistance to batters, it was the obvious change. Iyer claimed that youngster Raghuvanshi would rapidly bolster the fire power and help them pile up a massive total on the board.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz