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The Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in match 10 of IPL 2024. While both the teams are coming after a win, it was the visiting side who won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Soon after the toss, on being asked about the change in their Playing XI, Iyer seemed all confused as he goofed up with the team sheets. The Knight Riders made one change, bringing in Anukul Roy in place for Nitish Rana, but with two team sheets in hand, he looked a bit confused as he forgot the team combination.
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KKR also handed a debut cap to Angkrish Raghuvanshi. However, he is likely to take the field as an impact substitute.
My role is to play an anchor: Shreyas Iyer
The middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer also spoke of his role in the team in the 2024 edition of the tournament. Speaking at the toss, Iyer said, “My role is to play an anchor role and see to it that I get my team through to a commendable total.”
Furthermore, he also spoke of the morale in the team and the lethal bowling line-up the team possesses. “It’s fantastic, we won the first game out of nowhere and everyone is in high spirits. We have to carry forward the same momentum. It is important to be in present,” he said.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Playing XI:
Phil Salt (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.