Simon Doull suggests moving the KKR franchise from Eden Gardens | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: After shedding their opening recreation to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the defending champions lastly gained momentum of their Indian Premier League title protection by defeating Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets at Guwahati’s ACA Stadium. While Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane was denied beneficial situations at their dwelling floor – Eden Gardens – in the opening match, the workforce thrived in Guwahati and secured their first win of the match. Quinton de Kock performed a vital position, scoring an unbeaten 97 runs to information KKR to victory in model.
Ahead of KKR’s opening recreation in opposition to RCB at Eden Gardens, experiences had instructed that pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee had denied skipper Rahane’s request for a pitch that supported extra spin.

To this, Mukherjee had acknowledged that the pitch wouldn’t change “as long as I’m here.”
Former New Zealand cricketer and commentator Simon Doull instructed that KKR ought to think about “moving the franchise away somewhere else.”

“If he’s (the curator) not taking heed of what the home team wants… I mean they are paying the stadium fees, they are paying for what’s going on in the IPL but if he’s still not paying heed of what the home team wants, then just move the franchise away to somewhere else. His job is not to pass an opinion on the game. That’s not what he’s paid for,” Doull stated on Cricbuzz.
Harsha Bhogle additionally supported Doull’s view, stating: “If they are playing at home, should get the tracks that they think are suited for their bowlers. I saw something what the KKR curator has said.”
“If I’m in the KKR camp, I’m extremely unhappy of what he said because I’m not asking for a 120 surface. I’m just saying, give me a surface where my bowlers can win matches. To say, ‘sorry, we don’t prepare pitches like that…’ No. We are not asking you to make a 120 pitch, we are not asking you to make a 240 pitch. But I think home advantage in a tournament like IPL is absolutely legitimate. That will enhance the tournament because winning away becomes crucial then,” Bhogle stated on the identical present.