New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta has said that Kolkata Knight Riders, despite staging a late fightback in IPL 2026, still need to address “a few obvious gaps” in their squad heading into next season. Dasgupta’s comments come after KKR ended the season with a 40-run loss to Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens on Sunday evening. After a disastrous start to the season in which KKR lost their first six games, the three-time winners scripted a remarkable turnaroun…
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New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta said veteran batter Manish Pandey repaid Kolkata Knight Riders’s faith brilliantly with a composed and impactful innings in the side’s four-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens.Batting for the first time in the season, Pandey anchored KKR’s chase with a steady 45 off 33 balls on a difficult two-paced wicket, while Rovman Powell added a valuable 40 as KKR chased down 148 in 18.5 overs to keep their playoff…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Former India captain Anil Kumble believes three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders do have a ‘real shot’ of making it to the IPL 2026 playoffs but cautioned that they must not commit the mistake of taking five-time champions Mumbai Indians lightly in their upcoming clash to be played at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday evening. KKR’s second half resurgence has been driven by good bowling performances, as well as Rinku Singh and Finn Allen playing blistering knocks. “K…
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…
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Virat Kohli produced a vintage hundred and was unbeaten on 105 off 60 balls as he steered Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a six‑wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and reclaimed the top spot on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.After Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s fluent 71 and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 49 powered Kolkata Knight Riders to 192/4, Kohli brought out a glo…
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Virat Kohli produced a vintage hundred and was unbeaten on 105 off 60 balls as he steered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six‑wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders and reclaimed the top spot on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.After Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s fluent 71 and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 49 powered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to 192/4, Kohli brought out a glorious,…
Raipur, May 13 (IANS) Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s fluent 71 and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 49 powered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to 192/4 in their 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.On a pitch where the odd ball kept low, KKR’s innings was anchored by Raghuvanshi, who hit seven fours and three sixes in his 46-ball knock coming at a strike-rate of 154.35…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As the race for the IPL 2026 playoffs intensifies, time is fast evaporating for a stuttering Delhi Capitals. To keep their hopes alive, Axar Patel’s men must arrest a prolonged slide in form and a dismal home record when they host a surging Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday evening. While DC has managed a solitary win from five home games this season, three-time winners KKR arrive on the back of a three-match winning streak after a torrid start…