Kolkata Knight Riders’ assistant coach Simon Katich claims to be having a lot of confidence in his team. According to him, Carlos Brathwaite’s presence will boost the franchise’s batting, which is the “best” among eight teams.
At 5 crores, the Barbados allrounder is the most expensive buy for KKR and will add firepower alongside big-hitters like Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell.
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“The big fella here has got potentially one of the best strike rates in World T20. So in terms of our batting, it’s the strongest in the competition,” Katich claimed during the unveiling of eight new recruits.
“We are blessed with a lot of powerful players like Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, who is good during the Powerplay. There is Robin (Uthappa), Nitish (Rana), DK (Dinesh Karthik), there is Shubman (Gill)…
“It depends on the opposition and where we are playing. In certain games, there will be a possibility that they will play together potentially. But throughout, our batting line up has been our real strength.”
“Last year six of our batsmen (Karthik, Lynn, Narine, Uthappa, Russell and Nitish Rana) were inside the top-25 leading run-getters,” he pointed out.
“So we have a very powerful batting line up. It’s great to see the big fella get out there and start swatting sixes like flies at the back end of the innings.”
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Eyeing to match the triple title feats like Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, KKR will begin their campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad at their home ground Eden Gardens on Sunday (24 March).