KKR coach Brendon McCullum trolled after loss to RCB: ‘McCullum drawing rangoli with dots played by batsmen’

Kolkata Knight Riders coach Brendon McCullum was trolled for taking copious notes while his team was getting thrashed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday

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Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum. (Twitter Photo)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday struggled against the RCB and ended their innings at 84/8
  • KKR went into the match without their all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell
  • The KKR think-tank was also trolled for not giving the ball to Lockie Ferguson during powerplay

Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum is often seen writing down things in his notebook while his team is on the field.

Several commentators and former cricketers during commentary in the past have wondered what it is that the New Zealander seems to be jotting down.

This has also led to several memes on social media regarding how McCullum would have a book to publish by the end of IPL 2020, while KKR will be going back empty-handed.

On Wednesday, after a thrashing by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the memes on KKR and their head coach were back once again.

With KKR going on to post what is now the lowest total in the Indian Premier League set by a team playing their full quota of 20 overs 84/8, the trolls wondered what it was that McCullum could be writing while his team struggled on the field.

Immediately after the game, there were memes with Mc Cullum’s photo where he is writing in a notebook, and comments such as ‘McCullum drawing rangoli with dots played by batsmen’.

Other comments were: ‘Leaked picture of Brendon McCullum’s notebook Siraj ko KKR mein laana hai ab’.

RCB does a double over KKR in IPL 2020

RCB crushed KKR by 8 wickets in just 13 overs to go second on the IPL 2020 points table.

Electing to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders never seemed to get going. They had a disastrous start, and absolutely no one in the team looked comfortable on the Abu Dhabi wicket.

In the second over of the match, Mohammed Siraj dismissed opener Rahul Tripathi and No. 3 batsman Nitish Rana of consecutive deliveries and after that the wickets just kept tumbling.

From 14/4 in 4 overs, the team eventually led by the skipper Morgan himself, who scored 30 runs - the highest for KKR on the day managed to struggle to 84/8 in their allotted 20 overs.

The KKR think-tank was also trolled for not giving the ball to Lockie Ferguson - their hero in the last match in the Super Over against SRH - in the powerplay while defending a meagre score of 84.

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Posted byAkshay Ramesh