Kolkata Knight Riders were dealt a killer blow ahead of their 2017 IPL campaign when Andre Russell was suspended for a year as a result of whereabouts clause violation. Their home ground, the Eden Gardens, was slowly changing from a spinner's paradise to a flat deck where high totals were a norm than just an exception.
THE NARINE CONUNDRUM
Narine's dwindling flame at the top
In the three matches that Narine opened with Gill in the IPL 2020, he has compiled just 24 runs off 26 balls and at a strike rate of 92.30 © BCCI
KKR sought to make up for Russell's big hitting in the death overs by maximizing the Powerplay overs and brought in Chris Lynn, who was with the franchise for three years, but had played just a handful of games without much success. Incidentally, Lynn was known for his big hitting exploits for Brisbane Heat in the BBL. The move paid immediate dividend when Lynn hit an unbeaten 93 off 41 balls in a