West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said they will resist the temptation of adding Sunil Narine to their T20 World Cup squad despite the spinner's sublime form in the ongoing IPL.
KKR captain Eoin Morgan says his team's four-wicket win over RCB in the IPL Eliminator looked easier due to Sunil Narine's outstanding individual effort.
Narine (4/21) sent RCB's big guns back in the dug-out as Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell had no answer to his turning deliveries.
Oval Invincibles batsman Sunil Narine smasjed 19 off 11 during match 16 of The Hundred against Welsh Fire in London. Oval Invincibles won the game by 6 wickets.
Pollard said that Narine is yet to have a complete preparation and confidence in his bowling action.
His exploits with the bat and ball had given KKR multiple options in the past but the West Indian was far from his best in 2020 and was also called for suspect action.
Narine incurred a forgettable IPL 2020 season where he failed to perform as an opener before he was dropped down the order.
Narine posted a photo of the baby on his Instagram handle.
KKR should release the likes of Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik while letting 21-year-old Shubman Gill take over as the captain, said former India batsman Aakash Chopra.
KKR thrashed table-toppers Delhi Capitals in Abu Dhabi by a comprehensive margin of 59 runs to consolidate their chances of playoff qualification.
Sunil Narine tweaked his bowling action after being reported, as he makes a comeback to the XI after four games.
Batting at No.5 against the high-flying Delhi Capitals at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Narine scored his fourth IPL half-century and his first since 2018.
KKR requested for an official assessment of Narine's action from the IPL Suspect Bowling Action Committee, submitting action footage in slow motion with back and side angles.
KKR had faced their bogey team in the IPL 2020 opener in Abu Dhabi when Rohit Sharma's 54-ball 80 had guided the defending champions to a 49-run win.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have released a statement after Sunil Narine was reported for suspect bowling action after the match against Kings XI Punjab on October 10.
The KKR spinner may need to make use of a video analyst's footage instead of a 3D biomechanical test to find fault in his action.
This will be only a warning for Narine and will only be suspended from bowling in the tournament if he repeats it again.
KKR were seemingly down and out when KXIP needed 22 from the final three overs but Narine tilted the match in his side's favour by dismissing Nicholas Pooran and conceding just two runs in the 18th over.
Chennai have shown a trend that their skipper MS Dhoni has followed over the years - take the chase deep, no matter the total, and target the weaker bowlers to finish off in style. But on Wednesday the plan failed as Karthik had reserved his best for the last.
KKR batting order has been a guessing game for many with new coach Brendon McCullum insisting on left-hand right-hand combinations at all time, resulting in the reshuffling of the batting line-up
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