Bravo backs Knight Riders to do well against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Eden Gardens

Kolkata Knight Riders will play back-to-back home games at the Eden Gardens against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 3 and Lucknow Super Giants on April 8

HYDERABAD: Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Dwayne Bravo is backing his match-winners to deliver with the bat for his side when it takes on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.

“There are so many match-winners in the team, and there will be occasions when Rinku will win games by himself, and Russell will win games by himself. Ramandeep can also contribute to the team, and even Venkatesh Iyer will come into his own and will also win a couple of games by himself,” he said.

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“So, for me as a mentor and the coaching staff, we continue to remind these guys how great they are already. You don’t expect any player to be consistent for fourteen games in the IPL, but it’s important to keep encouraging them and reminding them of how great they are”, Bravo said.

“Batting is not a main concern. We’re not the only team to be in this position after three matches, but we’re working on being smarter in certain situations. Once we get that right, we will be fine,” the former West Indies allrounder said.

“We bat fairly deep, like most teams in the IPL. It’s just the key moments that we’re letting ourselves down as a batting group”, he reckoned.

Kolkata Knight Riders will play back-to-back home games at the Eden Gardens against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 3 and Lucknow Super Giants on April 8.