With a host of opening options and a revamped squad at their disposal, Kolkata Knight Riders’ new head coach, Abhishek Nayar, said on Friday that finding the right combinations remains the three-time champions’ biggest challenge ahead of IPL 2026.
Having overhauled their squad after a disappointing 2025 season, KKR have brought in big names such as Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra, but are yet to finalise their batting order.
“I’m terrible at predicting what can go wrong, but I can just tell you, I don’t know how the tournament will pan out, but I think initially, it’s making sure we get a fit playing XI come (March) 29th,” Nayar said here at their season’s first media interaction.
KKR begin their campaign against Mumbai Indians away on March 29.
KKR, who finished eighth last season with just five wins, will also have a new opening combination in the absence of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Quinton de Kock.
The explosive New Zealand pair of Allen and Seifert, wh​With a host of opening options and a revamped squad at their disposal, Kolkata Knight Riders’ new head coach, Abhishek Nayar, said on Friday that finding the right combinations remains the three-time champions’ biggest challenge ahead of IPL 2026.
Having overhauled their squad after a disappointing 2025 season, KKR have brought in big names such as Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra, but are yet to finalise their batting order.
“I’m terrible at predicting what can go wrong, but I can just tell you, I don’t know how the tournament will pan out, but I think initially, it’s making sure we get a fit playing XI come (March) 29th,” Nayar said here at their season’s first media interaction.
KKR begin their campaign against Mumbai Indians away on March 29.
KKR, who finished eighth last season with just five wins, will also have a new opening combination in the absence of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Quinton de Kock.
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