KKR vs RCB: Why is Jason Roy Not Playing Today's IPL 2023 Match? Check KKR Playing 11

In a crucial news development, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will miss the services of their overseas batsman Jason Roy in their second encounter of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023 season against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) being hosted at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Things did not panned out in an ideal manner for the Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening game of the ongoing T20 competition as they ended up losing by a margin of 7 runs in a rain-truncated game against Punjab Kings. It will be important for the Kolkata Knight Riders to return back to winning ways quickly.

KKR vs RCB: Why is Jason Roy Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

The Kolkata Knight Riders have signed England’s hard-hitting opening batsman Jason Roy as the replacement player for Shakib Al Hasan who will not be participating in the IPL 2023 season due to personal reasons. However, the English opener will not be available for the KKR vs RCB IPL 2023 match on Thursday as he is yet to join the Kolkata Knight Riders camp. The Kolkata Knight Riders are already dealing with a few injury issues with both skipper Shreyas Iyer and Shakib not available for the entire competition and there is no update on Lockie Ferguson’s fitness as he missed the opening encounter against Punjab Kings. KKR opened the batting with the duo of Mandeep Singh and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the game against Punjab Kings.

KKR Playing 11

1. Mandeep Singh
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
3. Venkatesh Iyer
4. Nitish Rana (C)
5. Andre Russell
6. Rinku Singh
7. Sunil Narine
8. Shardul Thakur
9. Tim Southee
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Varun Chakravarthy

Jason Roy IPL 2023 Price

England’s opening batsman Jason Roy has been signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders at a price of INR 2.8 Crore for this IPL 2023 season as Shakib Al Hasan’s replacement. Roy has played for different franchises in the past IPL seasons, having scored 329 runs from 13 matches at a strike-rate of nearly 130 that includes a couple of half-centuries.

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