The Kolkata Knight Riders did not have a good day in Chennai. They have lost for the first time in the current IPL. KKR cricketer Varun Chakraborty admits that they lost before the start of the match against the Chennai Super Kings. He shifted the responsibility to the coach and the captain. He also took the blame for himself.
Varun held a press conference after the match. He said they misunderstood the pitch. Varun said, “We did not understand the pitch. We should have realized that the bounce on the pitch is very low. So it was not easy to shoot. 160 runs on this pitch would have been a struggle. We have to pay for not understanding the pitch. I lost the first match this time.” Understanding the pitch on any team is the responsibility of the coach, captain, and team management. If not named, did Varun blame Gautam Gambhir (mentor), Chandrakant Pandit (coach), and Shreyas Iyer (captain) for the loss?
After losing the toss, KKR had to bowl. Varun also said that he was having trouble catching the ball due to dew later on. He said, “There was a lot of dew in the second inning. At that time, Shivam was having trouble catching the ball against Dube. He was also having trouble keeping the ball in the right place, as he could not catch the ball. Their spinners didn’t have this problem.”