He emphasized that Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, and Ajinkya Rahane must all have better starts in the 2025 Indian Premier League.
This follows the team’s Monday failure to chase down 199 against the Gujarat Titans.
He also discussed Andre Russell’s struggles against Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore, two GT spinners.
Russell struggled to smash the spinners, despite scoring 21 runs off 15 balls.
Russell is defended by Bravo’s performance.
Responding to queries regarding Russell’s performance this season, Bravo defended the all-rounder.
He said Russell isn’t the only KKR player struggling with runs and stressed on the need for team support.
In the press conference that followed the match, Bravo stated, “Andre Russell is an experienced and successful player.” “Yes, in a couple of games, the leg-spinners got him out. However, I don’t think our team is hitting well. That’s the way things are.”
Steps to take The top-tier is urged to take responsibility by Bravo.
Bravo urged KKR’s top-order batsmen to take more responsibility.
He highlighted that when Russell comes out to bat, the required run rate is usually high.
Bravo remarked, “Every time Russell walks in to bat, the run rate is at 14 or 15 runs per over.” “To give him a chance to finish off games like he has done all these years for KKR, work needs to be done at the top.
Underperformance
The performance of top-order is subpar. KKR also changed their batting order, moving Venkatesh Iyer up to No. 4 and substituting Rahmanullah Gurbaz for Quinton de Kock. They were unsuccessful in their run chase, despite the changes. Narine and Gurbaz, the openers, were unable to get off to a strong start, and Iyer (14 runs off 19 pitches) and Rahane (50 runs off 36 pitches) scored runs but struggled with their powerplay strike rate.
Admission
Rahane acknowledges the struggle of the top-order. Ajinkya Rahane, captain of KKR, acknowledged that the top-order has not performed well. At the presentation ceremony following the match, Rahane stated, “I thought 199 was chaseable, we came back into the game really well with the ball.” “You expect good opening starts, but that’s what we’re struggling with throughout the tournament. We must acquire knowledge as quickly as possible.”