Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers: KKR bowlers to look out for
The entertainment version of cricket in the form of Indian Premier League (IPL) has started and some highly thrilling and captivating matches are being played in this format.
There are some pretty strong teams in the IPL and these teams have the potential to reach the later stages of the competition.
But there are some teams like Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders (KKR), which have always been a bit unfortunate to win on a consistent basis and have lost a lot during the different seasons of IPL.
KKR lost their first match against Chennai Super Kings and would be desperate to make amends against the Deccan Chargers. KKR have got some good bowlers in their line up and these bowlers could pose some issues for Deccan Chargers batsmen.
Balaji would be a bowler of prominence against Deccan Chargers and could prove useful during the opening over’s. Balaji bowled reasonably well in the first match against Chennai Super Kings and gave 25 runs in his 4 over spell.
KKR does not have a lot of bowling options in their line up and Balaji would play a key role for KKR. He is the most experienced bowler in their line up and he would have to use all his experience in bowling some tidy overs during his spell.
Balaji has a tendency to bowl into the batsmen and could trap batsmen such as, Kumar Sangakkara leg before wicket (lbw). Sangakkara is not the perfect starter while playing in-swingers and it would be a perfect opportunity for Balaji to dismiss him early
in the match.
Unlike other bowlers, Balaji bowls a good line on middle and leg and he could easily use this line to bowl some aggressive Yorkers to KKR batsmen.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Bhatia-c82926 is another bowler to watch out for in the KKR line up and has a tendency of bowling with a lot of variety during his spell. Bhatia did a reasonable job in the first match and gave 19 runs off his 3 overs.
Bhatia is a sort of a bowler, who could be very useful in controlling the runs flow and could be used in different phases of the match by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623.
Bhatia has taken 76 wickets in first class cricket and keeps things basic during his bowling. He would not be experimenting much during his spell and his line on the off-side would not be easy to score off for the Deccan Chargers batsmen.
The Chargers do not have a lot of great batsmen in their line up and IR Jaggi and B Chipli could end up playing some awkward shots off Bhatia’s bowling.
Yusuf Pathan is another bowler, who would add stability to the KKR bowling line up and could bowl some quick off spin overs. Yusuf is a batting all rounder but his skill with the ball is a huge bonus for KKR. He has can bowl economical spells and is a good
option for Gambhir to use during the last ten overs.
He bowls a wicket-to-wicket line and would definitely tempt a batsman like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 to play some uppish shots during his innings. If he can bowl economical overs that would increase Gambhir’s bowling options.
Overall, KKR have got some good bowlers in their line up and they have the potential to give Deccan’s batsmen a hard time.
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