[17], On 23 September, Kolkata Knight Riders lost the opening match against Mumbai Indians. Naturally-coloured cotton from India could help reduce the environmental pollution caused by dyes. The Kolkata Knight Riders retained 13 players and released ten players. IPL: Eoin Morgan appointed Kolkata Knight Riders captain. He had been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at a base price of INR 20 lakhs. Fleet Street's first female football reporter, Julie Welch, tells Football Focus' Caroline de Moraes about the ups and downs of making her way in such a male-dominated industry. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. The sun sign of Dinesh Karthik is Gemini. Which may give them good results in the Indian Premier League 2020. Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2020. 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It took a lot of courage for DK and a lot of selflessness from him to come ahead and recognise within himself that he needed to focus on his batting for the remainder of the tournament," said Morgan during the post-match press conference. 2018 when he was given the command of Kolkata Knight Rider. [11] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October. in the 21st season, KKR finished their journey in 5th position under the captaincy of Karthik. [13], Australian player Chris Green was banned from bowling in January 2020 for three months, due to an illegal action. [5] On 12 September, Ali Khan becomes first USA cricketer to join IPL as replacement for Harry Gurney.[6]. “We are fortunate to have leaders such as DK, who has always put the team first. A Good Game But Lot of Areas we Could Improve: Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Dinesh Karthik IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik praised the youngsters in … Prior to the match against Mumbai Indians, KKR announced that Dinesh Karthik decided to hand over the captaincy reins to Morgan in order to focus on his batting. Quinton de Kock top-scored for the Rohit Sharma-led side as he played an unbeaten knock of 78 runs. [18], Kolkata Knight Riders won their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. But due to venomous vibes, mental worries will remain. Gautam Gambhir said on the Star Sports Cricket Live show: If we look at the team as a whole, there is no alternative to Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan or Sunil Narine. © Netway India Pvt. (function() { var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL Team 2020 Players List, Full Squad: The Shahrukh Khan-owned franchise will enter the tournament with renewed hopes as Brendon McCullum has replaced Jacques Kallis as the head coach. Bhagyank 3 is the Guru's number, which will help in increasing Dinesh's mental capacity. The team has no middle-order batsman when Eoin Morgan gets hurt. The veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman’s captaincy had come under intense criticism due to the team’s erratic campaign so far. Mumbai Indians chased down the total of 149 with eight wickets in hand and 19 balls to spare against KKR on Friday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. At one stage, KKR found itself at 61/5, but from there on, Cummins and Morgan retrieved the innings for the side by stitching together an unbeaten stand of 87 runs. Dinesh Karthik has handed over captaincy of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to Eoin Morgan, the World Cup-winning England captain, it was announced by the IPL 2020 franchise on Friday. Which is also Radix 1 of Dinesh Karthik. KKR lost by eight wickets to top-of-the-table Mumbai Indians in Morgan's first match in charge on Friday. Kashmir has a new political alliance to fight for special status – but how will it work? Released players: Chris Lynn, Carlos Brathwaite, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Joe Denly, Srikant Munde, Yarra Prithviraj, Anrich Nortje. Suryakumar Yadav's 46 runs were crucial to KKR's chase. At the same time, in the last season i.e. Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR said “we are fortunate to have leaders such as DK, who has always put the team first. [3][4] The team is being captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the new team coach. Its lord Mercury is making auspicious yoga with the Sun in the tenth house. According to the name, the name of Dinesh Karthik is made as Pisces. Indian Dinesh Karthik opted to focus on his batting after scoring only 108 runs at an average of 15.42 in the first seven games. But … Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field. Read more about IPL 2020: Morgan replaces Dinesh Karthik as Kolkata Knight Riders captain on Business Standard. var gcse = document.createElement('script'); Rohit Sharma 80 off 54 balls and Suryakumar Yadav 47 off 28 balls, contributed to a score of 195. In his journey so far, he has scored 3654 runs, playing 182 matches. In 2017, Mumbai earned its 100th T20 win against KKR. It takes a lot of courage for someone like him to take a decision such as this. Due to which Dinesh will be able to make strategy. After stumbling to an eight-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Eoin Morgan said that there will be a smooth transition of leadership from Dinesh Karthik to him. All rights reserved. They also bought England captain Eoin Morgan (for 5.25 Cr), Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton and Chris Green, and 48-year-old leg-spinner Praveen Tambe, who was bought at his base price of INR 20 lakhs. The team has done an excellent job by buying Morgan, Banton and Green. "DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap," says CEO and MD @VenkyMysore #IPL2020 #KKR https://t.co/6dwX45FNg5. DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap and we expect that this transition will work in a seamless manner”, Get the latest updates and News follow us on our social media channels.