Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen believes that the constant change in the playing XI has been the main reason behind the dismal performance of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2022. We report that the team led by Shreyas Iyer has won only 6 games in 13 games so far this season. In such a situation, to keep their hopes of making the playoffs alive, Kolkata will have to get a big win against the Lucknow Super Giants.
This season, Kolkata have used five new opening pairs and they will also need a new opening pair in the match against Lucknow after Ajinkya Rahane was ruled out due to injury. Pietersen said on Star Sports’ live cricket show: “The main reason for KKR’s disappointing performance has been too many changes, because the players feel this is their last match, so they have to perform, or else They can be out.” .” I don’t think it’s right to continually make changes to this format of the game. Playing in this format just gives players confidence.
Pietersen continued: “The players want to know that they have more opportunities, they need to feel that you are giving them confidence and I don’t think you will give them that confidence if you make too many changes.”
Lucknow, on the other hand, has been a great team this season, but the team led by KL Rahul failed to make the playoffs after back-to-back losses to Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. Pietersen noted that Lucknow cannot take the risk at the end of the tournament, especially when all three could still make the playoff spots.