Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag is not happy with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batting order. He said they are making the same mistake in every game which is making them a boring team in the IPL 2021.
Kolkata have continued to open with Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana which hasn't worked out well for them. Andre Russell gets to face very less delivery at number 6 and it doesn't really help the side to post a big total.
Even against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday (April 29), KKR managed only 156/6 in 20 overs and the opponents chased it down in just 16.3 overs.
"I am not happy with Kolkata Knight Riders' batting order because Nitish Rana is still opening. They are not getting the starts they need to get. Shubman Gill is not in the best of forms -- he scored 40 against Delhi Capitals, but he used a lot of balls," Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
"But even if that is fine if he is batting along with someone who can keep increasing the team's run rate, then it would be better for KKR," he added.
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Sehwag took a jibe at KKR's slow batting and said he would have to fast forward their batting as it's very boring to watch. "It is not digestible that they are not changing batting order. When I watch a movie on my laptop, mobile on any OTT platform, I skip forward a boring scene. In this T20 tournament, when Kolkata Knight Riders are playing, it will get boring for me, so I have to watch it while fast-forwarding it," Sehwag said.
"Because they have made things boring for everyone. They are making the same mistakes in every matches. Even when they were chasing, they made the same mistakes. They were lucky Morgan scored runs against Punjab Kings so they won one match.
"But they had made the same mistakes. If you keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again, then I don't think the team management of Kolkata are taking the right decision.
"No matter what you say, that you are backing your players. I am not saying don't back your players, but at least think what changes you can make - so that there are changes in results," he signed off.
KKR have won only two matches out of seven and they will have to make a strong comeback to ensure a place in the top four in the second half of the tournament. They are currently at the number 6 spot in the points table above Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
(With Cricbuzz Inputs)
