Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori has played down Kolkata Knight Riders' poor start with the ball, saying experienced spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy remain a major threat.

With injuries and absentees in their pace attack, Kolkata Knight Riders need star spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy to step up.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were the heaviest spenders in the auction, and enter IPL 2026 desperate to bounce back after recording their joint-lowest finish the previous season.

The BCCI had to suspend the tournament due to the surge in cases within the team bubbles, just 29 games into the season.

Former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said that he does not think the opponents will be worried about the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowling attack, saying that the novelty factor of spinner Varun Chakravarthy feels gone.

Varun Chakravarthy wasn't particularly effective during India's title-winning campaign at the T20 World Cup and managed 14 wickets at an ordinary economy rate of more than 9.

After the T20 World Cup 2026, a meme went viral saying that when a player from Kerala plays in a marquee event, India never lose. The case in point was Sanju Samson (T20 World Cup 2026) and Sreesanth (2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup)

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Swashbuckler Ishan Kishan rode on his superb T20 World Cup campaign to move up to a career-high second spot, trailing top-ranked Abhishek Sharma by a mere four points.