KKR vs PBKS IPL 2023: Why is N Jagadeesan Not Playing Today’s IPL Match? Check KKR Playing XI

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have dropped wicket-keeper batsman N Jagadeesan for their 11th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 runs in their most recent encounter in this 16th edition of the IPL and it will now be important for KKR to continue this winning momentum further in the business end of the tournament.

KKR vs PBKS IPL 2023: Why is N Jagadeesan Not Playing Today’s IPL Match?

After having lost the toss and being asked to bowl first, the Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana stated that N Jagadeesan is not included in the KKR playing XI for this KKR vs PBKS match on Monday. However, despite being part of the five substitute members list, the wicket-keeper batsman is unlikely to be used as an Impact Player. Jagadeesan has not batted really well in the few opportunities given by the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023 season having scored 89 runs from 6 matches at a poor strike-rate of less than 110. KKR are playing with overseas wicket-keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz in this game against Punjab Kings.

“The wicket looks to be on the drier side. We are going with the same team. We wanted to bat first so that our spinners can come more into play later in the game. (Regarding whether the boundaries are short for left-handers) Even for right-handers, it is short (chuckles),” said Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana during the toss.

KKR Playing XI

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
2. Venkatesh Iyer
3. Nitish Rana (C)
4. Rinku Singh
5. Andre Russell
6. Sunil Narine
7. Shardul Thakur
8. Harshit Rana
9. Suyash Sharma
10. Vaibhav Arora
11. Varun Chakravarthy

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N Jagadeesan IPL 2023 Price

The Kolkata Knight Riders picked N Jagadeesan at a price of INR 90 Lakh during the IPL 2023 auction. Jagadeesan performed really well across formats during the recently concluded domestic season especially in white-ball cricket.

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