CSK vs KKR: 3 KKR Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament Award

CSK vs KKR: 3 KKR Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament Award. The two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) and IPL 2021 runner-up made changes in their leadership roles and the new look KKR team is all set for IPL 2022. Over the seasons KKR team has had match-winners and this year is no new as they bought in a new captain in the form of Shreyas Iyer for a whopping 12.5 cr.

KKR has some of the best T20 players and big hitters in their squad. Their bowling line-up looks deadly and the team also has the Young Indian players in their arsenal who can come good.

Two Players from KKR won the Man of the Tournament award in the IPL. KKR team bags the most Man of the tournament awards in the league. The men in purple and gold will be hoping that these players produce match-winning performances and lead KKR to another IPL title. Few players are the top contenders for the Man of the Tournament award from KKR.

CSK vs KKR: 3 KKR Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament Award

Andre Russell

The big man from West Indies is a match-winner and he has won many matches for KKR from impossible situations. Russell has won the Man of the Tournament award twice in his IPL career in the years 2015 and 2019. Off late Russell has been struggling with hamstring and knee injuries which have affected his performances in the last two years.

Russell represented the Melbourne Stars in the recently concluded Big Bash League and he looked to be fit and was smashing the ball miles. KKR team will expect the same from the big man as he has been the key player for KKR for more than 6 seasons. He is one of the top contenders for the Man of the Tournament award.

Sunil Narine

The mystery man can bamboozle the batsman with his spin bowling. Narine also plays a key role with the bat in hand. He is as good as any other top-order batsman. Narine is in the list of fastest fifties in the league. Narine has had a poor outing with the bat in IPL 2021 but his bowling was on the spot as he picked up 16 wickets. He recently won the title with Comilla Victorians in the BPL.

Narine has been the Man of the Tournament twice in IPL alongside Andre Russell representing Kolkata Knight Riders. He is also the second player in the history of the league to win the award twice. Narine won the award in years 2012 and 2018. He was retained Narine ahead of the IPL Auction as he has been their key player in their title-winning teams. Narine’s all-around ability makes keeps him in the race for the Man of the Tournament award.

Shreyas Iyer

The newly appointed Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders is in great form. He was adjudged man of the series in the recently concluded T20 series against Sri Lanka and was awarded Man of the Match for his match-winning fifties in the 2nd test match against Sri Lanka.

Iyer also won the ICC player of the month award. He is at the top of his game currently and the grounds on which the matches are going to happen that is in Mumbai are batting-friendly tracks with some pace on offer.

Iyer is a good player of both spin and pace and can hit the ball a long long way. He has been a consistent performer in IPL over the last four years scoring 300 plus runs in every season. He is the player to watch out for in this year’s IPL and a top contender for the Man of the Tournament award.