IPL 2023: KKR’s power lies of their spin bowling, says Zaheer Khan

By India Today Sports Desk: Former speedster Zaheer Khan reckoned that Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) power throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 lies of their spin bowling. Although Sunil Narine hasn’t carried out in newest situations, Varun Chakravarthy and Suyash Sharma have made inroads into the opposition batting.

On Wednesday, April 26, KKR defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 21 runs on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Khan acknowledged that the Knight Riders are a hard nut to crack in useful spin-bowling circumstances.

“First you plan a certain way and then you see the result on the pitch. KKR decided that against RCB, they’d use their spinners more. The spinners went and executed. It’s not just the captain, but you have to have bowlers of a high calibre.

“The one thing we’ve seen this evening is that KKR’s strength lies in their spin bowling. They leave an impact on a game with their bowling in favourable conditions,” Zaheer Khan instructed Jio Cinema.

Chakravarthy acquired the Player of the Match award after he accomplished with figures of 4-0-27-3. Suyash, nonetheless, picked up the important wickets of Faf du Plessis and Shahbaz Ahmed.

Eoin Morgan, former England skipper, throughout the meantime, heaped reward on Jason Roy for having fun with a whirlwind knock in the direction of RCB. Roy scored 56 runs off 29 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. Roy has made an affect in the entire three video video games he has carried out so far.

“He’s so imposing at the top of the order. Not only does he possess a huge amount of power, there’s a lot of class there as well from the England international. He’s such a big performer. In any changing room he goes into, he breathes confidence.

“What a tall-statured guy, well-built and imposing. Jason stamps his authority early in the game. I think that was a huge point of difference for them,” Morgan added.