KKR opener Venkatesh Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Eoin Morgan His clinical performance in the first two matches on Thursday said IPLThe resumption of the team set the road ahead for the team and rookie opener Venkatesh Iyer was praised for batting fearlessly in only his second game.
A spectacular win over Mumbai Indians propelled KKR into the top four of the points table. “Well, it’s been a long time coming. Since Baz (Brendon McCullum) took over last year, our coaches want us to play the way we’ve played in the last two games.
After KKR’s easy seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians, Morgan said at the post-match presentation ceremony, “It suits our talent to play like this. Holding such a strong Mumbai Indians team to 155 and chasing it gives us the confidence.” Is.”
Talking about Iyer, Morgan said: “It has been difficult to have Venkatesh Iyer in our XI with so many talented guys, and the way he has scored his runs is fantastic. In practice games as well he Playing like this.”
KKR’s spinners have played a big role in their revival this season. “Sunil (Narayana) and (Varun) Chakraborty are two formidable bowlers. Sunil has been an integral part of KKR’s victories when he has done so. Varun is the newcomer. The first two games of this phase have been the blueprint for us to play. There’s only one way to go up the points table and that’s up,” Morgan said.
MI Captain Rohit Sharma He said that his team did not score enough runs in the last 10 overs, scoring only 75 runs.
“Some areas (went wrong). We started really well but didn’t get enough towards the back end. I thought it was a good pitch, failed to capitalize on the start we got and we didn’t bowl well in the beginning Of. .
He said, ‘I don’t want to dwell on it too much, things can happen and you have to move on. After a good start, we had to make small partnerships but we kept losing wickets at regular intervals, it is not easy for the new batsmen. Go in and start hitting the ball.
“This is something that happened in the last game as well and we will address that,” he said.
Mumbai’s second successive defeat pushed Mumbai out of the top four in the points table. “It is always in the back of mind where you stand, we are still in the middle of the table, so we have to come back and fight and hopefully get some wins,” Rohit said.
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