After a disappointing end to KKR's IPL 2025 campaign, where they finished 8th in the points table despite being the defending champions from 2024. They wanted to revamp their entire squad ahead of the next season and brought in Abhishek Nayar as the new head coach to enforce some changes.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels KKR did well in the mini-auction, picking some good players, but they did not acknowledge their biggest worry from the previous seasons. They failed to pick players who can tackle spin in the middle overs.
"They have not picked such players in the middle order, as a result of which they failed miserably last season. Even this season, when I witness this team, I feel that such a thing could happen," the player kept adding layer after layer.
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The all-rounder next looked down at KKR's option of players, where he found no such batter who could be relied on to tackle spin well in the middle. He also said that they have too many players for the same role in the team.
"Next is Ajinkya Rahane; whenever he opens the innings, he is very good, but when he comes in the middle order, his strike rate against spin drops to almost 100. What will you call Rinku Singh? Is he a good spin or seam hitter? Yes, he is a good hitter of the faster balls. Ramandeep, who comes lower down the order, also mainly bats against seamers," Pathan observed.
KKR have played a big gamble of 3 crores- Irfan Pathan
"KKR bought Tejsavi Dahiya. The batter has a very impressive strike rate; he is a youngster with an early career. KKR have played a big gamble of 3 crores. He is an exciting talent, but we need to keep in mind that he is only a youngster," Pathan added.
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