Hey Kay R

A shared space for the love of Kolkata Knight Riders! Only insights on retentions, auctions, matches and all things purple and gold

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

There are 4 different structures of playing XIIs that #KKR can field depending on the requirements of the venue, opening combinations, middle order sequences and bowling line-ups. These are realistically possible scenarios as the season progresses🧵

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

Giving away a genuine aggressive batting all-rounder who is flexible in his batting position for a one-dimensional left-hand batter who might be a potential captain.

They made the same mistake with Ajinkya in disturbing the combination just for a captain batter.

[KKR Karavan @KkrKaravan]

Yashasvi Jaiswal 🔄 Cameron Green

A straight swap, one core player for another. Two big names both high-value players.

— #KnightFam what do you think of this proposal?

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

A solid like-for-like three-way trade on paper but imo, a bad move for KKR right now

Cam Green gives you a batter that can bat from 1-4, 2-3 overs and a chance to retain him at a price lower band before the next mega auction, if he comes good. If not, release him after IPL2027.

[Swapnil Vats @iamswapnilvats]

10/10 to KKR for offering Cameron Green to RR

They’ve made this offer because RR’s ongoing trade discussions with LSG involving Sam Curran. KKR could fill that gap for RR with this offer

Now let's see how RR views this proposal. KKR have done a good job

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@manishpawar174 Angkrish cannot open. Akash deep is not a starting XI prospect

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

KKR should look to retain their core and optimise what they have already rather than going for another major overhaul

Retentions

Cam Green ✈️
Rinku Singh
Narine ✈️
Varun CV
Harshit Rana
Raghuvanshi
Finn Allen ✈️
Anukul
Ramandeep
Rachin R ✈️
Kartik Tyagi
Daksh Kamra
Akash Deep

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@DipayanMajumd14 Missed out. He is retained too

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

Seifert needs to go. Causing more confusion than clarity and Allen-Seifert can’t play together.

Powell is not adding the value on-field that is expected of a player of his calibre.

Vaibhav Arora and Umran are no-brainers.

Tripathi and Pandey are very dated backup options.

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@Toofan1456838 The league of IPL openers has reached another level. Sooryavanshi, Travishek, Finn Allen, Priyansh-Prabh, Salt-Kohli. Angkrish is nowhere near what’s the need of the times. At least not at the moment. He can always grow.

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

What KKR desperately needs to get to fix their issues.

• An Indian left hand-wicketkeeper-batter with an aggressive intent - Tushar Raheja

• Another Indian LHB at number 4 - Anukul or Pukhraj Mann

• A solid number 5 RHB (preferably Indian)

• A frontline left arm PP pacer

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@Lassikabaap Fizz out. Pathirana out. Who is keemo paul?

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

I’ve had my eyes at him for a while now. I wish KKR looked at him for the number 5 slot and moved on from Powell.

[Bharath Ramaraj @Fancricket12]

A quintessential modern-day batter. Bevon Jacobs cracking a double...

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@faisal_inzamam We can also have 4 ovs backups. A squad can have 8 and they can also let go of their existing overseas players

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@Toofan1456838 None of those many openers are the right fit or combination at the level of IPL. Anybody who thinks Angki is an IPL opener is highly mistaken and misinformed.

Allen is the only starting opener. Sisodia and Ranjan just backups

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

Teams can either be run by passionate owners who don’t trust CEOs to run their teams for them. (PBKS, MI, LSG, CSK, SRH)

Or they deploy a management that runs the team so professionally that owners don’t need to intervene (RCB, GT)

KKR are neither of the two right now.

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@Amritku12856837 He could be a backup option for that spot. My point is he is someone to watch our for

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

This is the kind of structure I am looking at for 2027 @KKRiders

Finn Allen ✈️
T Raheja (wk)
Cam Green ✈️
Anukul Roy
Jacobs ✈️
Rinku (c)
Ramandeep
Harshit
S Narine ✈️
Varun CV
Kartik Tyagi
Sushant Mishra/LAP

Names are not as much important as the skillset and composition

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

What KKR desperately needs to get to fix their issues.

• An Indian left hand-wicketkeeper-batter with an aggressive intent - Tushar Raheja

• Another Indian LHB at number 4 - Anukul or Pukhraj Mann

• A solid number 5 RHB (preferably Indian)

• A frontline left arm PP pacer

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@Amritku12856837 Possibly. Point is that number 4 is great against spin so he can be paired up to tackle pace on the other end and towards death overs

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

• A power finisher at number 7 - either continue with Ramandeep and hope he comes good or find a beast just like Ashutosh Sharma.

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

I wish KKR management had the guts last season to play him at his usual batting spot at 5. The only reason they didn’t do it is because they won’t play him above Rinku.

And Anukul at 7 was a wasted opportunity for him as well as a power finisher who can be played at 7.

[KolkataKnightRiders @KKRiders]

Ready to take the reins and lead Jharkhand forward 🔥💜

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

KKR is a one-man show and Abhishek Nayar’s sorry statement revealed by Raunak on Cricinfo tells you all that you need to know. Even the coach doesn’t know who his team’s captain is going to be.

Eventually, Rinku will be handed the reins and he’ll feel barely inspired about it.

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

Teams can either be run by passionate owners who don’t trust CEOs to run their teams for them. (PBKS, MI, LSG, CSK, SRH)

Or they deploy a management that runs the team so professionally that owners don’t need to intervene (RCB, GT)

KKR are neither of the two right now.

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

@im_piyushpawar Kya answer chahiye tujhe tatpunjiye? Ki main sikhaunga unko team run karna?

Haan sikhaunga. Koi bhi half sensible KKR fan sikha dega if paid for the job. 6 team khareedke saari teams ki vaat lagaye rakhne se better hai ek team ko successfully run karo

[Hey Kay R @HeyKayR]

Teams can either be run by passionate owners who don’t trust CEOs to run their teams for them. (PBKS, MI, LSG, CSK, SRH)

Or they deploy a management that runs the team so professionally that owners don’t need to intervene (RCB, GT)

KKR are neither of the two right now.