Kolkata knight riders are all set to bang in the IPl 2022. Last year they finished as a runner-up in the captaincy of Eoin Morgan. This IPL Shreyas replaced Eoin Morgan as KKR Captain. Stylish batsman Shreyas Iyer who himself has good form will definitely give his best to win the title. Last year in the first half of the IPL KKR perform very ordinarily and it seems like they will not going to qualify for the playoffs and will finish in 7th or 8th position. Check Kolkata Knight Riders New Jersey, Captain, Squad, Venue, Schedule.
But, In the second half of IPL KKR made they have come back with a bang, the reason behind their wow comeback is players like Venkatesh Iyer, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, and others. The question is whether can Kolkata knight riders will do the same in this IPL. Therefore, below we are discussing, which are the top 5 KKR players who can perform better than the previous season.
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Top 5 KKR Players which can perform better than previous IPL season
1) Shreyas Iyer
New skipper of Kolkata knight rider Shreyas Iyer missed half of the IPL 2021 due to injury and played only 8 matches in which he scored 175 runs with an average of 35.00 and strike rate of 102.96. Before, IPL 2022 Iyer is in the red hot form he will definitely gonna blast this season.
2) Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer proved himself as a terrific fast bowler all-rounder, who opens the innings for KKR. He performed extremely well in IPL 2021, he is the main factor due to which KKR played finals last year. He was also selected for the Indian national team. As he is now an international player, he has more confidence now. It’ll be interesting to watch him this IPL
3) Pat Cummins
Number 1 test bowler Pat Cummins is a good fast bowling option KKR has, though he is not an allrounder he can bat very well, last year he played 7 matches tool 9 wickets, and score 93 runs which include an inning of 66* runs. He can perform for KKR better than the previous year.
4) Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is an integral part of Kolkata knight riders. He is always there when KKR needs him. He was retained by the franchise before the mega auction. Everyone knows his performance against RCB in the Knockout match he alone put the match in favor of KKR with both bat and ball. We hope this year also we can see his magic with the ball.
5) Andre Russell
An allrounder from West Indies Andre Russell is retained by Kolkata knight riders before the mega auction. He played 10 matches in the previous season. In which he scores a few runs. If he picks up his form in starting phase of IPL. Then he will blast this season with his bat.