Why Sunil Narine Not Playing vs Rajasthan: Kolkata Knight Riders decided to bowl first by winning the toss in the sixth match of the Indian Premier League at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. During the toss, Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane said that Sunil Naren is not a part of the team’s playing XI in this match and Moin Ali has been given a chance. This was Moin Ali’s debut match for Kolkata. At the same time, Rajasthan captain Ryan Parag told that his team has also come out with a change and he has kept the Falar Farooqui out and gave Vanindu Hasranga a chance.
Rahane told why Sunil Naren is not playing
Ajinkya Rahane told during the toss that Sunil Naren’s health is not well, due to which he is missing the match against Rajasthan. Let me tell you, this will be the first time after the year 2021, when Sunil Naren is missing a match for Kolkata. The last time he was out of the match against Bengaluru in Chennai.
After winning the toss against Rajasthan, Ajinkya Rahane said, “We would like to bowl first. The wicket is really good. If we bowl first, we will know how this wicket is.” Here the dew factor is very big about being positive, this format is about being fearless and playing with intentions. “
Rahane further said, “We played very good cricket, T20 is about giving our best every day. We are waiting for this game. We have learned a lot from the previous game. We want to be in this moment. I do not see the stars so much, I have all this about contributing. Sunil Naren has missed, his health is not good.
Both teams have landed with this playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Moin Ali, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spenser Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty
Rajasthan Royals: Yashswi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Ryan Parag (Captain), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurlel, Shimron Hetmire, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahish Tarshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
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