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KOLKATA, Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakraborty said that in this iteration of the IPL, teams have better understood the impact player concept and now the bowlers need to find ways to counter the batsmen’s over-aggressive approach to impact the game.
Chakraborty’s three wickets for 16 were instrumental in KKR’s emphatic seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Monday.
“The impact player rule was there last year as well. Teams now understand how to use the impact player rule better. So, they know there is extra batting and they want to charge from the first ball. That’s how it’s going.” Chakraborty said in a press conference after the match.
“How much the bowlers cry, that’s how it is. We have to accept that this IPL is different and accept that challenge mentally. You can’t change the side of the field or you can’t change anything.”
Chakraborty said the Eden Gardens pitch helped the bowlers well against Delhi.
“In the last two matches before this, we didn’t defend it well because the wickets were very quiet in the second innings. But this pitch turned a bit more.
“That was the difference. The length is basically the same for all matches. It’s how the wicket behaves.”
Chakraborty said KKR players and management scrambled to find solutions after Punjab Kings managed to chase down a record 262 runs in their previous match.
“Of course, the last game was a very difficult pill to swallow. We had many conversations with the management, everyone chipped in. We talked to the coach.
Karl Crowe, Bharat Arun sir, Gambhir, Chandrakant sir, Abhishek Nair.”
The 32-year-old even encouraged KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan with a quick motivational speech.
“Shah Rukh bhai also came to us yesterday and spoke to me a lot, don’t take it personally, what is happening this IPL is happening at a crazy rate, don’t doubt yourself.” .”
DC is hoping to make the playoffs
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After the defeat against KKR, Delhi have slipped to sixth place with just three matches remaining and bowling coach James Hopes said he is optimistic of making the playoffs.
Delhi next take on Rajasthan Royals before traveling to Bangalore on May 7. Their last match in the league was at home against Lucknow Supergiants
May 14.
“We have a week off now. Our future is still in our hands, you could say,” Hopes said.
“If we win three games and get 16 points, that will be good enough. But we now have a week off where we can reset and see if we need to think about things a little bit differently.
“Yes, tonight was a missed opportunity, and we’re not going to hide behind any excuses there,” he said.
Hopes said he could have recalibrated the goal on a slower pitch.
“It’s a high-scoring place, and even though we lost three wickets in the power play, we have no reason to think it won’t be anything else.
“We were still going for 11-and-a-half overs. So, we were still thinking 200-220. But once the spinners started to get hold of the ball, we saw it in Sunil’s first over, which gave him some control in the sixth over. It was over.
“So I think our mistake was probably not recalibrating our vision for something a little bit lower. Everyone assumed it was a 240 game.
“The trick is to understand that sometimes it’s not that way, and you really have to put a sustainable score on the board and not try too hard.”
Crediting the KKR bowling, Hopes said: “You saw a bit of a change in tactics today. Mitch tried yorkers almost every ball. I think he will only face yorkers, bouncers and slower deliveries.”
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