Kolkata Knight Riders have a lot of depth in their batting. The team has good batsmen till number nine, but the team does not have good bowling in the last overs.

The kolkata team, which played the final of IPL 2021, has not been able to perform well in the last few years. The team that won the title in 2012 and 2014 has not been able to leave its mark in the tournament since then. Last year, kolkata made a great comeback in the second phase of the tournament and reached the final, but this time the team will face many difficulties in doing so. This time the biggest challenge for kolkata will be bowling in the last overs. At the same time, the team does not have any explosive finishers in the absence of Russell. However, by batting till number nine, the team will have the freedom to play freely.

Here we are telling about the strength and weakness of Kolkata. Where will this team work in the tournament and how can this team become a perfectly balanced team.

Depth in Kolkata's batting order

In the last season, Kolkata's team was playing aggressively from the beginning. From the very first over, the team's batsmen used to bat aggressively and till the end the whole team used to play in this manner and score big. The team was not dependent on a single player, but all the players contributed to the big score by playing short and useful innings. The big reason for this was the depth in the team's batting. This time also the kolkata team is similar. sunil Narine at number eight and shivam Mavi at number nine give depth to the team's batting.

On the other hand, players like sunil Narine, Pat Cummins and varun Chakraborty can destroy any batting order. Especially the spin bowling of Naren and Chakraborty is beyond the comprehension of many batsmen. In such a situation, these bowlers will also be a big threat to the opposition teams.

Death bowling will be a matter of concern

Kolkata's team has very good batsmen and spin bowlers, but death bowling will be a matter of concern for the team. Apart from Cummins, Kolkata's team does not have experienced bowlers. Russell and Mavi can bowl with him in the final overs, but Mavi doesn't have much experience. On the other hand, Russell and Cummins have proved costly on many occasions.

These players can turn matches on their own

Kolkata also has many players like Russell and Cummins, who can win matches for the team on their own. The team has an excellent all-rounder in venkatesh Iyer, who can make a valuable contribution with both the ball and the bat. Apart from this, shreyas iyer showed what category of batsman he is in the series against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, players like Andre Russell, Pat Cummins and sunil Narine can snatch the match from the fist of any team in their day.

Kolkata's Probable Playing-11

Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, shreyas iyer (c), Nitish Rana, sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, sunil Narine, shivam Mavi, varun Chakraborty, Umesh Yadav.