Former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta praised the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) amazing efforts to qualify for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League 2021. He said that no one would have counted on them to finish in the top four as well. Notably, they were second from the bottom of the table before the league got suspended in India in May.
Deep Dasgupta, while reviewing their performance during the league stage, praised the side. He said that after KKR’s impressive show during the second leg, they now have the much-needed confidence and momentum going ahead.
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Speaking on his YouTube channel Dasgupta said, “They (KKR) are pretty much in form the way they’re playing right now. The biggest issue is the unavailability of Andre Russell. It remains to be seen whether he will be available for the knockouts.
He added:
But it looks like they’re a solid team, have momentum on their side and have instilled confidence. Before the resumption of the second half of the IPL, not many would have thought they would end up in the top 4. And the fact that they have qualified, tells you that they are in very good form.”
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Meanwhile, he also opened up on Rajasthan Royals’ performance in the tournament. Deep Dasgupta rued that the Royals were hurt by the absence of big cricketers throughout the season.
“They finished seventh in the table and you have to feel bad for them. They missed out on their big names. Rajasthan’s philosophy has always been to find success around their overseas players like Archer, Buttler, Stokes. Unfortunately, Jofra was not available for the franchise during the first leg, who was one of their best players last season. Unfortunately again in the second half, there was no Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes available as well,” he shared.
“But the biggest positive for them was their captain Sanju’s consistent performance. Down the years the main issue with him was his inconsistency but this season, we’ve seen his maturity. His consistency is good news for Indian cricket as well. The only thing is that they were let down massively from their overseas contingent due to the unavailability,” Deep Dasgupta concluded.
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