Kolkata Knight Riders have had a blended period of the Indian Premier League up until this point. They have dazzled and disillusioned in equivalent measure. It reflects in their focuses count too. KKR have won 5 matches out of nine and sit in the fourth position however pundits have scrutinized their batting office.

The top-request hasn't terminated reliably while the center request looks weak because of the battles of Andre Russell. The husky West Indian hasn't looked great with the bat and attempted to associate the ball. Without his capacity hitting, KKR experience experienced issues getting huge scores.

Former India cricketer and current IPL commentator Aakash Chopra also feel KKR has had a problem with their batting as batsmen are not able to get going in the tournament.

“David Warner won the toss and opted to field. KKR has a problem that they just cannot get going in their batting. They are trying but it is not happening. Gill plays but plays slowly and then he gets out. Tripathi didn’t score much,” Aakash Chopra said in a video on his Youtube channel.

“Nitish Rana played a nice small cameo but he also got out after that. Russell is not scoring, that is a problem. Dinesh Karthik did a good job in his new role as a finisher.”

“KKR reached a score that was not that bad a total although not a great one because they finished strongly.”

Stressing on the same point, former India cricketer Sanjay Manrjekar said, No.6 is where you get the best value out of DK the batsman.

“Finally the right utilisation of DK the batsman. No 6 with about 5 overs left. That’s when you get the greatest value out of him. The impact innings,” tweeted Manrjekar during KKR’s innings.

Karthik came in when KKR were 105 for 4 in 15 overs. He hit two sixes and two fours and put together an unbeaten 58-run stand with Eoin Morgan to take KKR to 163 for 5 after being asked to bat first by Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner.