IPL 2021: Predicting where each team will finish on the points table at the end of league stage

5. Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are one franchise that knows how to deliver even without the presence of star players in their squad. They had failed to qualify for IPL 2020 due to less net run-rate than RCB. It is expected that the same scenario might repeat itself this year too as it is speculated that KKR can finish at the sixth position in the points table.

The Knight Riders had a good auction as they managed to pick players like Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting, Harbhajan Singh, and Karun Nair in their squad. However, one thing that can put the team in trouble is their over-dependence on overseas players in the batting department. KKR have only two Indian batsmen, Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana, who can actually do wonders for the team.

The team will be very much dependent on Eoin Morgan and Andre Russell and their failure can result in a collapse of the whole batting line-up. All being said, KKR can also spring some surprise for the viewers as it is almost impossible to stop Russell if gets into the groove.