KKR vs SRH: 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) are still not playing their star overseas opening batsman Jason Roy in their fourth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Kolkata Knight Riders managed to win two really good games most recently in the ongoing T20 tournament as they defeated Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore. KKR did not had the best of starts in IPL 2023 as they lost against Punjab Kings.

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

After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, the Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana revealed that they are playing an unchanged KKR Playing 11 for this KKR vs SRH IPL 2023 match on Friday. This means that English opening batsman Jason Roy will be warming the bench. He came in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad as a replacement player for all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who pulled out from IPL 2023 due to personal reasons. Roy has already joined the Kolkata Knight Riders camp and was available for selection but the team management has decided to back Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top.

“We’ll bowl first. We’ve been practicing here and there has been dew. Keeping in mind, we want to chase. Same XI for today,” said Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana during the toss.

KKR Playing 11

1. N Jagadeesan
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
3. Nitish Rana (C)
4. Andre Russell
5. Rinku Singh
6. Sunil Narine
7. Shardul Thakur
8. Suyash Sharma
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Varun Chakravarthy

Jason Roy IPL 2023 Price

The Kolkata Knight Riders signed star England opening batsman Jason Roy at an amount of INR 2.80 Crore as a replacement player for Shakib Al Hasan. Roy has played in the IPL for different teams in the past as he has scored 329 runs from as many as 13 matches at a strike-rate of 129.02 that includes a couple of half-centuries.

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