Rivalry of KKR and RCB has given a model new high to IPL: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar components out that KKR and RCB’s rivalry has given a model new high to the IPL and helped the league develop to be an important on the planet.

UPDATED: Apr 7, 2023 09:32 IST

KKR beat RCB by 81 runs throughout the IPL 2023 match. (Photo: AP)

By India Today Sports Desk: The rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore goes once more to IPL 2008, when the two commenced what would years later develop to be an important cricketing league on the planet.

From 2008 to 2023, the two teams have produced some breathtaking matches.

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On April 6, 2023, KKR extended their slender head-to-head lead in opposition to RCB 18-14 after collaborating of their 32rd whole match. KKR moreover gained their seventh match in opposition to RCB of their eleventh battle on the Eden Gardens.

This rivalry started when KKR’s then opener Brendon McCullum carried out an unbeaten knock of 158 off 73 throughout the first-ever match of the IPL on April 18, 2008. McCullum’s blitz took KKR to 222/3 and in reply, RCB folded on 82.

The 1983 World Cup champion Sunil Gavaskar recognized that KKR and RCB’s rivalry has given a model new high to the IPL and helped the league develop to be an important on the planet.

“The rivalry of KKR and RCB has given a new height to IPL,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports.

“The stories related to the rivalry between these two teams took the fandom to an extreme and this was the reason why IPL emerged as the biggest T20 leagues in the world in due course.”

On April 6, 2023, Eden Gardens witnessed a repeat of 2017. Shardul Thakur’s attractive knock of 68 off merely 29 balls powered KKR to 204/7. Thakur stitched a significant 103-run partnership with Rinku Singh (46 off 33).

In reply, Varun Chakravarthy (4/15), Impact Player Suyash Sharma (3/30), Sunil Narine (2/16) and Shardul Thakur (1/15) blended to help KKR bundle out RCB for 123.

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Apr 7, 2023