3) Kolkata Knight Riders
The Knight Riders have had a horrid season as well. They’ve completely failed to click as a unit. As a result, they’re perched on the 7th spot, with a couple of wins out of 7 games. On paper, they are touted as one of the strongest sides. What they’ve lacked so far has been execution.
Things however are getting worse for KKR with star bowler, Pat Cummins, announcing his unavailability for the UAE leg. Their captain, Eoin Morgan, is also set to miss out after ECB director Ashley Giles hinted at a possible exclusion of English players for the IPL.
With no other player except Dinesh Karthik having had experience captaining a squad before, KKR have a big decision to make. He was KKR’s captain in IPL 2020 until Eoin Morgan took over midway through the league stage. For now, he looks like the front-runner to take the job.
