NEW DELHI, Mar 17: In a tournament that has fans flocking the grounds to see batters smash everything out of the park, bowlers have gradually established themselves as the cornerstone of success and the upcoming edition of IPL is going to be no different.If one looks at the bowling units of various IPL outfits, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, five-time champions Mumbai Indians and last year’s runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad have the most balanced line-ups.With all-rounders rendered less useful due to the Impact Player Rule, most teams now look at playing five specialist bowlers.
Some even have luxury of playing the sixth bowler if need be while defending a total.So, what makes KKR special in terms of bowling?In Harshit Rana, who has the uncanny ability of taking wickets with sheer pace and extra bounce, they have a potent Indian fast bowling option.He would be supported by Varun Chakravarthy, who has been India’s T20 trump card in recent years.
Add to that mix Anrich Nortje’s blistering pace and Sunil Narine’s guile, and 16 overs will be sorted for the side on most days.The uncapped Vaibhav Arora was impressive last year and there is Andre Russell too who can always chip in with an over or two. In all of KKR’s seven home games at the Eden Gardens, this attack cane be expected to be lethal.
In addition, Ramandeep Singh, and vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer can chip in with an over or two as per the team’s requirements.In case Nortje doesn’t fire, there is the .
