Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders carry the identical predicament and trepidation as the 2 sides sq. off in a battle of nerves within the Tata IPL on the IS Bindra Stadium right here on Saturday.
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The similarities between the 2 groups are hanging. Both are going by means of an overhaul with new captains, backroom employees and have been compelled to make change on account of accidents.
The Kings have been the perennial underachievers in IPL and their document towards the Knight Riders isn’t glittering both. Last season, the Kings performed a excessive threat, no holds barred attacking type of batting with none desired consequence. This season, beneath a brand new coach Trevor Bayliss, they may method the video games pragmatically. “We will attempt to maintain issues so simple as attainable and won’t to complicate it,’’ stated Bayliss
In the opposite camp, Nitish Rana is warming as much as his captaincy position. The Delhi batter stated Shreyas Iyer’s absence was an enormous blow however the crew has regrouped beneath Chandrakant Pandit. “IPL is sort of a marathon however the first match units the development and we need to win,’’ stated Rana.
The groups skipped follow on account of inclement climate, and with extra rain forecasted, Saturday’s contest might see climate delays.
SQUADS
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N. Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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