3. Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR (Source: Twitter)
Kolkata Knight Riders did not have that good a season in the IPL 2023. In the first three matches of the season, KKR looked like a threatening team. After that, teams found a way to overcome them with their tactics. KKR’s bowling outside their spin bowling was exposed. The likes of Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, and others could not fill the role of the lead pacers well. In the middle of the season, Vaibhav Arora and Harshith Rana were asked to take up the responsibilities.
The youngsters did a pretty good job in handling the bowling in the last 3-4 matches of the season. But they could not perform as well at the death as one would have expected. The attack of KKR also had Shardul Thakur, who could not perform well. As a result, Shardul was released for IPL 2024. But KKR might buy him back at the auctions if he does not have demand for himself as he had during the IPL 2023, which could help them to solve their issue in the balance.
