KKR playing XI vs RCB – KKR vs RCB LIVE IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders would look to avenge their defeat against RCB when they face off Virat Kohli’s team tonight at 7.30 PM. They had lost the previous match by 38 runs. KKR will now look to open their UAE leg campaign on a winning note after sitting 7th in the IPL 2021 Points Table. With no Pat Cummins in the squad – KKR captain has to take two tough decisions as he selects his Playing XI. Follow KKR vs RCB & IPL 2021 live updates on InsideSport.co
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KKR playing XI vs RCB: Kolkata Knight Riders to choose between Tim Southee or Lockie Ferguson- Follow LIVE updates
With No Pat Cummins in squad, KKR need to take 2 big decisions before they select their playing XI in regard to foreign players. Eoin Morgan & Andre Russell are surely in XI – but same can’t be said about two other foreigners in the squad.
KKR playing XI vs RCB: Sunil Narine or Shakib Al Hasan?
Decision 1 – KKR vs RCB LIVE: It will be interesting to see if Shakib Al Hasan gets a chance ahead of Sunil Narine. He is coming on the back of terrific form for Bangaladesh in the recently concluded series against Australia and New Zealand. Overall, he took 11 wickets in 9 matches. Unlike Narine, Shakib Al Hasan can score more with the bat. However, Narine also took 12 wickets in 10 matches.
KKR playing XI vs RCB: Tim Southee or Lockie Ferguson?
Decision 1 – KKR vs RCB LIVE: Lockie Ferguson will be finally looking to return to action with the IPL 2021 Phase 2. He had missed out on playing XI despite taking 6 wickets in 5 matches last IPL.
Tim Southee could also make his presence in the playing XI. He has an upper hand against RCB captain Virat Kohli after dismissing him for a record 10 times across all formats. Thus, KKR team management might use him ahead of Ferguson. It will be interesting to see which New Zealander gets a chance in the playing XI.
In absence of Pat Cummins, Tim Southee could emerge as the leader of the pace bowling department for KKR.
Will Kuldeep Yadav get a look in? Another interesting debate would be Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep recently has been vocal about lack of communication from KKR team management about his role in the team may get considered – if Morgan decides to play 1 pacer less – but that looks unlikely.
KKR Likely playing XI for RCB match
- Shubman Gill,
- Nitish Rana,
- Rahul Tripathi,
- Sunil Narine/ Shakib Al Hasan
- Eoin Morgan (c),
- Andre Russell,
- Dinesh Karthik (wk),
- Tim Southee/ Lockie Ferguson
- Shivam Mavi,
- Prasidh Krishna,
- Varun Chakravarthy
KKR playing XI vs RCB: All eyes will be on Shubman Gill who will return to action after shin injury forced him out recently-concluded India vs England Test series.
Kolkata Knight Riders – Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Harbhajan Singh, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Pawan Negi.
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