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Friday, Jun 6, 2025
Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a stunning two-run victory.
The win lifted RCB to second spot with 10 points from seven matches, while KKR dropped one place down to fourth with eight points as the league reached the halfway stage.
A few of Karthik's baffling decisions apart from his own poor run with the bat -- 37 runs from four matches -- has put the wicketkeeper-batsman in the line of fire.
KKR would look for a perfect start as it will be a battle between big-hitters on both sides on a sluggish Abu Dhabi track.
Much was expected from a revamped KKR set-up but it seemed Karthik did not learn from his past mistakes and made some inexplicable decisions that led to their capitulation against Mumbai Indians.
The selectors have played it safe by overlooking Rishabh Pant and picking the experienced Dinesh Karthik as the reserve wicketkeeper-batsman.
Sanju Samson could keep Rishabh Pant on his toes in the shorter formats even though his keeping skills are also not above board.
Karthik has informed the BCCI that he went to Port of Spain on coach Brendon McCullum's request and watched the match wearing the TKR jersey on the New Zealander's request.
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