Hi everyone!
What a disappointing start for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders. Losing 8 wickets to Deccan Chargers.
Credit goes to Deccan Chargers, they came last in the table in the previous tournament but now they look like they have sorted everything out. They put on a solid performance and one can only praise them on that. Gibbs, RP Singh, Gilchrist, led the team to a comfortable win.
Obviously, this is a setback for the Kolkata Knight Riders. They need to look at how they can improve on their strategy. There has been a lot of pressure on this team. First one, being the controversial multiple captaincy strategy. The next being the war of words between SunilGavaskar and Shah Rukh Khan. The next being the removal of Ganguly as captain.
McCullum couldn't do much with the game as he was the first to go out. He should have given a better performance. Then the eyes turned to the Bengal Prince Ganguly to do some damage. He did hardly any damage as he could only get one run from 12 balls. For Ganguly, a great performance would have done so much good for the whole controversy behind his removal as captain. Within the team, no one has won anything. Both Ganguly and McCullum have a lot to prove.
Despite the negatives. Hodge did brilliant in bringing in a strong innings of 31 but it was not enough to save the Knight Riders. McCullum and Ganguly strongly motivated the team when it came to fielding and they tried to bring up the team spirit.
All the Knight Riders can do now is analyse where they went wrong and improve straight away. The next game against the King XI Punjab will be important for them to get a win. No one can blame Shah Rukh Khan for the loss before people do. This is about Buchanan and the whole playing squad of the Knight Riders. They need to look at improving their strategies and possibly giving someone else the captaincy for the next game. They have three main strong batsman who can create serious damage: McCullum, Gayle and Ganguly. They can do so much with the bat and in the next game, they have to perform. Especially for their owner who has defended them left, right and centre!
Come on Knight Riders, the next match you will have to shine!
Lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh
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