KKR vs GT: Watch - Sunil Narine Hands Varun Chakaravarthy A Special Jersey As Kolkata Knight Riders Star Set To Play His 50th IPL Game

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) shrewd spinner Varun Chakaravarthy so far has been one of the biggest positives for the side in IPL 2023. Varun Chakaravarthy has taken 13 wickets in 8 matches with an average of 18.38 and an economy of 8.06.

Varun Chakaravarthy was the wrecker in chief against RCB when he took 3 wickets on a belter of a track and conceded only 27 runs in his 4 overs. The trio of Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy & Suyash Sharma have foxed the batters with their variations.

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Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss & opted to bowl first against KKR on 29th April (*Saturday) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.  GT made no changes to their playing 11 after a brilliant victory against the mighty Mumbai Indians (MI) where they outplayed them in all the 3 facets of the game.

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KKR on the other side would be aiming to keep the winning run continue. KKR skipper Nitish Rana during the toss had stated that the side needs to improve on areas to beat GT. The likes of Jason Roy & Umesh Yadav didn’t feature in the playing 11 due to injuries and were replaced by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Harshit Rana

IPL 2023 | India National Cricket Team | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Gujarat Titans (GT) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) | Mumbai Indians (MI) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)

We should not forget that earlier in the tournament, KKR snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against GT. It is assumed that the surface would be spin-friendly and we can expect yet another run-fest due to the shorter boundaries.

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Watch- Varun Chakaravarthy gets a special jersey on his 50th IPL game

Ahead of the match, KKR’s players were seen in the hurdle. Varun Chakaravarthy was handed a special jersey on his 50th IPL game by the star spinner Sunil Narine. Varun Chakaravarthy will have a huge role to play for KKR in this crunch match.

On his 50th IPL match, @chakaravarthy29 is presented with a special jersey ????

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