RCB vs KKR: “We Are Going To Be Killing It” - Chandrakant Pandit Optimistic About Turning Things Around In Second Half

Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit is optimistic about his side turning things around in the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. He said that his team will start fresh and will be killing it in the remainder of the games.

Kolkata Knight Riders aren’t having the greatest of times in the IPL 2023. They are currently reeling 8th on the points table with just 2 wins under their belt. Things haven’t gone in there as they have struggled to get going with both bat and ball.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are now slated to lock horns with RCB in their next game on Wednesday (26th April) at the Chinnaswamy stadium. The game will mark the 2nd phase of the IPL 2023 and we will get to know who will qualify for the playoffs.

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KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit feels that 2nd half of the league is a new beginning for them and they should be confident going to the game against RCB as they have defeated them. He also urged his team to be optimistic. Speaking in a video posted by KKR on their social media, he said:

“This is the beginning, I would say, this is the beginning again in the 2nd half. Winning the first game, we have beaten them earlier. That confidence we should have. I am sure that just one spark in our team that will take us forward.”

“One has to be very optimistic. I mean, how I look at this tournament now is that the tournament is starting for us from tomorrow. And that is a positive angle from which I look at it. Obviously, a different environment has been created and the confidence level which we had in the first half, we shouldn’t forget about that.”

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RCB vs KKR: “We Are Going To Be Killing It,” Chandrakant Pandit Optimistic About Turning Things Around In Second Half

Chandrakant Pandit further went on to say that every player in the team has taken the responsibility and entering Chinnaswamy stadium gave him positive vibes as MP won Ranji Trophy here. He added:

“It’s not that we have not been playing good cricket. So every individual player has raised his hand, and shown us that he is ready to take responsibility. It’s a great memory that I cannot forget. Just last season, a year before, Madhya Pradesh won the trophy here.

“As soon as I entered the dressing room, it gave me that positivity that this is where we are going to start the second half and we are going to be killing it,”

KKR would be hoping to turn things around and stay in the league, they need to pull up their socks and start winning the games.

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