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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 23, 2024, 19:28:19 IST
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We are all set for the action to commence as the two umpires make their way out to the middle.
Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata, says that it feels fantastic to be back. States that he has been training for a while and has played a few matches in the lead-up to this tournament. Mentions that his team thrives on spin, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy have been brilliant over the years and Suyash Sharma had a good last season as well. Feels that they have to be strategically strong and need to see how the wicket plays. Shares that they have no targets in mind and will assess the conditions in the middle but he sees a bit of dryness in the wicket. Ends by informing that Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Mitchell Starc are the four overseas players.
The skipper of Hyderabad, Pat Cummins says that they will bowl first. Mentions that the the wicket looks really good and they will try to chase the score. He talks about keeping the plans simple and execution is going to be the key for the bowlers. Informs that Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen are the other 3 overseas players. Ends by saying that they have prepared well and the execution starts now and if they start well, they are looking at a good season ahead.
Impact Players nominated by Hyderabad - Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips and Abhishek Sharma.
Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan.
Impact Players nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Eden Gardens is all set!
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Numbers Game
Gambhir return!
KKR's most successful leader Gautam Gambhir is back in his second innings as a mentor. His partnership with head coach Chandrakant Pandit, a shrewd tactician in domestic circuit, will be the key to their revival. "This is your franchise, make it or break it," team principal owner Shah Rukh Khan has told Gambhir. Under the former India cricketer's captaincy, KKR had a golden run from 2011-2017 -- two IPL titles, five playoffs and a runners-up finish in the now defunct Champions League T20 tournament.
Shreyas Iyer's comeback from a long injury layoff will be in focus as IPL's two biggest signings, Australian pacers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, go head to head in KKR's opening match against SRH.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 3 of IPL 2024 where Kolkata Knight Riders host Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens.
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