Kolkata Knight Riders will proceed to play fearless cricket no matter a topsy-turvy season that seen them slip to seventh spot inside the standings, assistant coach James Foster said proper right here on Friday.
KKR managed to return to profitable strategies with a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. They nonetheless should win on the very least 5 from their remaining six matches to seal a playoff berth.
“In terms of batting unit, the message that has gone across is play fearless cricket. It’s about taking the game on. It’s something that we have discussed,” Foster said on the eve of their match in opposition to Gujarat Titans proper right here.
“At times it does not always go according to plan, but it actually takes the pressure off. There isn’t any pressure on the guys.” Foster further said that they’ve gone on to attain the final word from an identical place in 2021 as soon as that they had misplaced 4 in a row inside the first half sooner than they bounced once more inside the UAE leg.
“We really enjoy the challenge, it’s an exciting opportunity. We have been in this situation before and we managed to make the final,” he said.
“Quite a lot of players are still with the side. We are going to come here with a lot of confidence in this game.” Asked regarding the areas to boost, he said: “Nothing explicit, we’ve got to tighten up somewhat bit bit.
“At times we are bowling really tightly, at times we are getting big scores together. “It’s about putting all together, just bit more consistently. There are a few standout performances,” he said.
He backed the Caribbean duo of Sunil Narine and Andre Russell to beat their lean half.
Narine has gone wicketless in 5 matches, whereas Russell continues to be due for an enormous knock.
“Absolutely not at all,” he said, when requested in the event that they’re concerned regarding the duo’s kind.
“Russell and Narine are absolute superstars. Narine has been the star for the team for a long period of time. He’s doing the hard yards. Sometimes you get rewards in terms of wickets, but you are also building pressure at times. So no problem from our side.”
