It’s been difficult to set up right combination: Shreyas Iyer after loss to DC

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper on Thursday admitted that they haven’t been able to get their combination right in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League after using as many as 19 players and 5 different opening pairs in the first nine games of the season. 

“No real excuses, we have to go back and assess where things are going wrong. A lot of chopping and changing is happening (at the top of the order), it’s been difficult to set up the right combination, with all injuries not helping as well,” Iyer said after losing Thursday’s match to Delhi Capitals by five wickets. 

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He went on to urge his teammates to play fearless cricket and not be conservative in their approach.

“We need to stick together, play some fearless cricket, not be conservative with the bat. Five more matches remaining, we need to play well, show belief and give something back to the team and the management, forget about the past, start afresh and back your instinct,” he said on the way forward.

“You need to sit back and think where it’s going wrong. We can’t be overconfident, give your best, if we still lose, then it’s fine,” he said.

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Sent into bat, KKR were restricted to 146 for nine. With the exception of skipper Shreyas Iyer (42), the team’s top-order struggled to get going. Batting at number six, Nitish Rana top-scored for the side with 57 off 34 balls, hitting three fours and four sixes, 

In reply, DC chased down the target with six balls to spare. The side got off to a great start, thanks to Opener David Warner who blasted 42 off 26 balls.