An hour before Kolkata Knight Riders’ practice session was officially scheduled to begin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy made their way to the middle and went about their bowling drills on a side pitch for close to an hour. Without a batter at the other end, the two mystery bowlers were directed to hit spots on the good and full lengths, on which orange markers were placed, under the gaze of spin bowling coach Carl Crowe.
It served as a prelude to the instrumental roles they may have to play when KKR faces Delhi Capitals in the IPL on Tuesday. Particularly if the surface plays anything like the one that was used for Sunday’s game between DC and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, KKR will hope for its two main spinners to step up and make it count. So far this season, both have logged decent numbers without having a decisive say.
– Vivek Krishnan
DC vs KKR, IPL 2025 preview: Spinners, surface in spotlight as Capitals take on Knight Riders
KKR’s Narine and Chakravarthy prepare for crucial roles against DC in IPL match, spinners key to victory.
