Kolkata Knight Riders Batsmen Are “Low on Confidence” Right Now, The Team’s Mentor Dwayne Bravo Conceded after the Franchise Slumped to its Fifth Loss in Empl Matchs but Blame the much-talked about eden gardens pitch for the side’s woes.
Kkr was handed a 39-run loss by gujarat titans here on monday with skipper ajinkya rahane’s 36-bed 50 being the only knock of substance in the steep chase of 198 here.
“IPL is a tough tournament, and when you don’t start well, you know, batsmen go into a period where they lose confidence,” Bravo said at the post-match media interaction, summing in the dresing Room.
“That’s what’s happy at the moment. So like I said, we just have to keep backing them, and hopefully they come good … our batters, low in confidence and normally Runs bring
“Form brings confidence. And we, at the moment, to be honest, don’t that confidence,” He explained.
The eden gardens surface has been under the spotlight this season after the kkr camp voiced concerns about not getting it However, Bravo Stered Clear of Blaming The Pitch.
“Nothing is wrong with the wicket. I didn Bollywood come here to talk about the wicket. I think both teams play on the same wicket. Assured.
Last Night’s Loss Came Close on the heels of an embarrassing collapse against punjab kings, where they were bundled out for 95 with for 95 with chasing just 112. Have been doing everything they can to regain rhythm in practice.
“… they do not sitting back and missing practice. So as coaches, as a group, we cannot fault the effort. It’s just not working out in the middle. Guys. ”
Asked about the Big-Hitting andre Russell’s Continued Struggles With the Bat, Bravo was Quick to dismiss the idea of teams targetting their star all-rounder in particular.
“Russell is not the only one who is struggling at the moment. Russell is an experienced player, he’s a successful player. Actually as a tam we we we we we we we we we we we wenat Reality.
“… but as a group, we have to make sure that the players keep putting in their work and practice, keep preparation well, try to keep them mentally focused,” He explained.
Rahane has done the heavy-lifting, and young angkrish raghuvanshi has impressed with his fluent strokeplay. Kkr’s decision to send the promising youngster as low as nine as an impact sub raised several eyebrows in their match against gt.
Bravo, however, defended the move.
“Well, we didnys’T start the game for him to bat at number nine. Reasoned.
“He’s one of our better players. He’s ben doing very well for us through Really hit the ball in the middle. ”
Bravo however did admit that they were “causedt up” with the left-right combination and raghunvanshi ended up batting Way down the order when the match the match has slipped out of their hands.
Bravo acknowledged that finishing has become a massive problem for kkr.
“… there is a fine line between backing a player and trying to come up with the best combination that we can also try to make some changes, make some Necessary Adjustments to Give the TEAM
“It’s something we have to discus as a group, as a staff.”