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“We have got nothing to lose, lads” – Brendon McCullum
By SMCS - Oct 15, 2021 6:50 pm
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have shared a video where the head coach Brendon McCullum can be seen giving a motivational speech to his players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 final. KKR will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2021 final in Dubai on Friday as well.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

While after having a poor season last year, Chennai bounced back and convincingly reached the final, KKR had a poor start this season and ended at the seventh place before the league got suspended. But they fought back in the UAE to reach the playoffs. Then, in the Eliminator, they defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) before beating Delhi Capitals (DC) in Qualifier 2 and qualify for the final as well.

While speaking, Brendon McCullum told the KKR team that they had nothing to lose and asked the players to be excited by the challenge they would face.

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In a video shared on KKR’s Twitter handle, McCullum said: “Imagine things work out. And in five weeks, we’re standing there with the trophy after being two wins from seven games. Imagine that journey. Imagine the stories that you’ll get to tell, the experiences you go to share. That’s what’s in front of us. That should enthuse us, excite us. We have got nothing to lose, lads and that makes us dangerous.”

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Meanwhile, former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir said that the IPL 2021 final between CSK and KKR will be a contest between Chennai’s batting and Kolkata’s bowling. During an interaction on ESPNcricinfo, the former player shared his views.

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“Not only Ruturaj Gaikwad but Faf du Plessis is also in brilliant form. Even Robin Uthappa played a brilliant innings in the last match. The contest will no doubt be between CSK’s batting and KKR’s bowling. Lockie Ferguson is a very important factor here because you are playing Dubai. If you were playing Sharjah then that might not have been the case but Lockie Ferguson will have to bowl really well in Dubai,” he added.