Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar said his approach ahead of their crucial clash against Delhi Capitals is to ‘keep things quite simple’ and focus on controlling the controllables, stressing that preparation and consistency matter more than worrying about outcome at this stage in IPL 2026.After a disastrous start to the season in which KKR lost six of their first seven matches, the three-time winners scripted a remarkable turnaround by winning six o…
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Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar lauded wrist spinner Varun Chakravarthy’s commitment to playing for the franchise despite being hit with injuries, adding that the toughest characters in the game always find a way to overcome pain and adversity.Chakravarthy picked up a hairline fracture in his foot after being struck by a ball during the clash against the Delhi Capitals and has been playing with discomfort. But with him bowling in obvious discomfort,…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) As New Zealand prepare for a landmark first-ever men’s Test against Ireland later this month, Rachin Ravindra believes a brief return home after leaving the IPL early has helped him mentally and physically reset ahead of a demanding red-ball tour.New Zealand departed for Ireland on Saturday for the one-off four-day Test from May 27-30 before beginning a three-match Test series against England.Ravindra left the Kolkata Knight Riders camp before the conclusion of IPL 202…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Team bonding and clarity of roles will be the cornerstones of MSC Maratha Royals’ title defence in the upcoming T20 Mumbai League, said their captain and senior Mumbai batter Siddhesh Lad. The upcoming edition of the tournament will be held from June 1-13 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.”The key point was, I think our team had bonded really well last season before the tournament. I remember we played five practice games, and out of five practice games, we lost all five…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders ended Gujarat Titans’ five‑match winning streak with a 29‑run victory at Eden Gardens on Saturday, a result that lifted them to sixth place on the points table and kept their playoffs hopes alive. GT skipper Shubman Gill admitted his side’s fielding lapses proved costly, including dropping Finn Allen twice as he went on to smash a fiery 93.“Looking at the wicket, 200‑210 was par score, but we dropped too many catches. Pitch was good, the o…
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar has credited extensive centre‑wicket practice sessions and a technical tweak in Rinku Singh’s trigger movement for the left‑hander’s resurgence in IPL 2026 after a lean start to the season. Rinku has struck 207 runs in his last four outings without being dismissed, batting at a strike rate of 172. On Wednesday, he made an unbeaten 29‑ball 49 to lift KKR to 192/4 in Raipur, though it went in vain as RCB won by s…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara opined that Kolkata Knight Riders’s chances to qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs are slim after their six-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Raipur, which marked their sixth loss of the season. Despite posting a competitive 192/4 on the back of Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s fluent 71 and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 49, KKR failed to contain Virat Kohli, who struck a sensational unbeaten 105 off 60 balls to steer RCB home with fi…
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Following Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar admitted that dropping batting stalwart Virat Kohli during Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase proved to be the turning point in Raipur. In a clinical display led by Kohli’s mastery in yet another run chase, RCB moved to the top of the points table with a commanding six-wicket victory over KKR in Raipur. After Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s steady 71 had anchored KKR to a competitive 192/4, it was Kohli’s breathta…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) When Angkrish Raghuvanshi whipped off the bails in a flash to stump Pathum Nissanka off the bowling of Anukul Roy, Delhi Capitals’ last realistic hope of resisting Kolkata Knight Riders evaporated at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on the night of May 8. It was a stumping only a wicketkeeper with years of experience could execute. The small irony, here, is that, until September last year, Angkrish was not one. Behind Angkrish’s transformation as a keeper for KKR in IPL 2026 w…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Finn Allen, who became the Player of the Match via hitting a 47-ball unbeaten century in Kolkata Knight Riders’ eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, said he was pleased to contribute responsibly after early wickets, adding that he had been working hard to add more strings to his bow.Allen’s superb knock, laced with five fours and ten sixes, ensured KKR completed a chase of 143 with 35 balls to spare and helped the three-time ch…