Varun Chakravarthy admitted that Kolkata erred in assessing the circumstances within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match in opposition to Chennai. On Monday, April 8, KKR misplaced to CSK by 7 wickets on the MA Chidambaram Stadium. With the loss on the Chepauk, Kolkata’s 3-match successful streak within the ongoing version of the T20 event additionally got here to an finish.
After a brisk begin within the powerplay the place they scored 56 runs, KKR slowed down and struggled their approach to 137 for 9. CSK romped house with 14 balls left of their innings. The 32-year-old Chakravarthy stated that Kolkata might have made Chennai work laborious on a sluggish pitch had they scored round 160 to 170.
“We might have assessed the pitch higher as a result of it was staying low. It was robust to attach the photographs, however I felt 160 would have been a par rating,” Chakravarthy stated within the post-match press convention.
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“Once I noticed the pitch, I felt it was flat, however the best way the observe behaved was completely totally different. That may occur on any floor. 160-170 would have been a preventing whole,” he acknowledged.
‘I couldn’t grip the ball’
Chakravarthy additionally stated that dew didn’t make life straightforward for him and the opposite KKR bowlers. The spinner completed with figures of 4-0-26-6, however was hit for back-to-back sixes by Shivam Dube within the sixteenth over.
“There was loads of dew within the second innings and bowling to Dube was robust. The seam was very moist, and I couldn’t grip the ball a lot,” Chakravarthy added.
With the loss, Kolkata stayed at second within the desk with 6 factors and a internet run fee of +1.528 due to wins in 3 out of 4 video games. KKR’s subsequent recreation is in opposition to KL Rahul’s Lucknow on Sunday, April 14 on the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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