IPL 2021: Ranking all 8 teams based on Indian players’ strength
Dark clouds are looming over the participation of foreign players when IPL 2021 resumes.
6. Kolkata Knight Riders
Like SRH, Kolkata Knight Riders also had a tough time in the first half of IPL 2021. With two wins from seven games, they were holding seventh place when the season got postponed. Hence, they need to win almost all their remaining games to make a place in the final four. KKR will certainly not be able to climb this mountain just with their Indian players.
Caribbean all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell have been critical to KKR’s success in the marquee tournament. Moreover, their captain Eoin Morgan is also a foreign player. Hence, their strength will go down drastically if overseas stars don’t feature when the tournament resumes.
Speaking of the positives, the side has some potent Indian batters in Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, and Dinesh Karthik. At the same time, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Harbhajan Singh can handle the onus in the bowling department. These players have shown their potential but taking KKR to consistent victories seems a too big task for them.
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