DC vs KKR: Why is Shardul Thakur Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match? Check Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is the venue for match no 28 between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. After experiencing a string of defeats, both teams are eager for a victory. In view of the game’s significance, the Knight Riders have made significant alterations to their playing eleven. Among the changes is the replacement of Shardul Thakur, the fast-bowling all-rounder, with Kulwant Khejroliya, the Delhi born left-arm seamer.

DC vs KKR: Why is Shardul Thakur Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

In what comes as a huge surprise, Kolkata Knight Riders have benched their seam bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur for this game. He has been replaced by Delhi’s domestic left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya who has represented Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in the past. Shardul Thakur has had a miserable season so far with the ball. He has only managed to scalp 2 wickets from 68 deliveries so far at a terrible economy of 11.58. Although Shardul scored his maiden IPL fifty this season against RCB in a winning cause, but it’s his bowling that has cost KKR games. Therefore, Shardul’s omission was somewhat expected. Here’s what skipper Nitesh Rana said at the toss,

“We are playing after 3 years thanks to Covid. Every thing feels new. We have four changes. Tough to remember. If we play as a unit. It should be tough to beat us.”

KKR Playing 11

1. Jason Roy
2. Litton Das (wk)
3. Venkatesh Iyer
4. Nitish Rana (C)
5. Mandeep Singh
6. Rinku Singh
7. Andre Russell
8. Sunil Narine
9. Kulwant Khejroliya
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Varun Chakravarthy

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