Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell might punish the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowling attack in their upcoming encounter. However, both sides will play against each other at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the first game on Sunday, April 21. Russell, who has scored 128 runs at an outstanding strike rate of 200.00 in four innings in the ongoing edition of the IPL, will want to show his big-hitting skills again as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “Once more Andre Russell. It’s become a broken record. Andre Russell has very good numbers against this team. He bats incredibly well, hits massive sixes, and his bat has been silent for the last one or two matches. I am thinking that when RCB’s bowling will be in front of him, Andre Russell’s mighty form might be seen.”
“I am thinking Sunil Narine once again because last time he scored a century at this ground. That’s point one. Secondly, Sunil Narine scored runs when they played in Bengaluru. Thirdly, when Faf (du Plessis), (Virat) Kohli and Will Jacks are there in the opposition, and Cameron Green might play, you will look towards him. They dropped Cameron Green in the last match and played two (overseas) fast bowlers. They might not need to play two fast bowlers here because it didn’t make a difference even when they played them – 287 were scored,” he again added.
However, Aakash Chopra also named Harshit Rana as the one Kolkata Knight Riders player he is eager to watch as well. Chopra stated KKR might include Nitish Rana if he is fit and available even though Angkrish Raghuvanshi has played a few stunning knocks.
“The third player – I am thinking either Harshit Rana or Varun Chakaravarthy, but I will go towards Harshit because he is bowling well. He is also bowling the tough overs – one or two overs in the powerplay but definitely two overs at the death. He has a good slower one and if they bowl first, he could be your differential kind of player who can change the game,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
