Three wins in three games, after that, Kolkata's starting XI against Chennai on Monday could see a change
Kolkata Knight Riders have won their first three matches. They will play against Chennai Super Kings on Monday. KKR’s first XI can change against Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
How can the first eleven of KKR?
Phil Salt – Relying on the opening in every match. Can play big shots using power play. Trust behind the wicket too. He will open.
Sunil Narine – Batting in a devastating mood in the power play. He is also taking wickets with the ball. Narine will open against Dhoni.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi – Scored a half-century on his IPL debut. Explained that the management can rely on him. He will also play at number three against Chennai.
Venkatesh Iyer – came in to bat later in the previous match. Can return to his old place against Chennai. No one knows when Nitish Rana will return. So Iyer has to handle the middle order.
Shreyas Iyer – slowly returning to form. But the old Shreyas have not been seen yet. Shreyas will want to score big runs if he gets a chance against Dhoni.
Rinku Singh – doing his job whenever he comes in with the bat. The team’s key batsman will want to do the same against Dhoni.
Andre Russell– has been in very good form in the current IPL. Devastating batting. Taking wickets with the ball. Russell’s team has great confidence against Dhoni.
Ramandeep Singh – did not get a run in the previous match. But he played well in the first match. This right-handed batsman can play an important role in Chennai’s field.
Anukul Roy – did not play in the previous match. But he can play an important role on Chennai’s slow wicket. He can play an effective role in both bat and ball. If favourable, the team will get a left-arm spinner on Chennai’s slow wicket along with an extra batsman.
Mitchell Starc – took 2 wickets in the previous match. Starc will have to show variety if the pace is low on the Chennai wicket. However, he will play in Kolkata’s first eleven.
Vaibhav Arora – Played as impact player in previous match. But Harshit Rana is injured. So Vaibhav can be seen in the first XI against Chennai.
Varun Chakraborty (Impact Player) – Still not in his best form. He took a wicket in the previous match but gave runs. He can get help on the Chennai wicket. If KKR bat first, he will be an impact player. If you bowl first, you will be in the first eleven. In his place, Raghuvanshi will play as an impact player.
