Ahmedabad: Before taking on Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday Kolkata Knight Riders (GT vs KKR) camp will surely not want to look at the points table. Because, the points table can create intense frustration in the night camp. A total of 1 point in 5 matches. That too because the points were shared in a rain-abandoned match. KKR ranked 10th in the ten-team tournament. The Knights must win 7 of the remaining 9 games to stay in the playoff race. Even so, eight wins could kill playoff dreams. It all depends on the results of the other team.

If they lose one more match, the entire tournament can become a do or die match for KKR. The KKR camp is already in trouble. Injuries have been ruled out. Cameron Green, the team’s most expensive foreign cricketer, is a complete failure. Finn Allen is not getting any more runs. Mathisha Pathirana, bought for Tk 18 crore, is yet to be in match condition. Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh, the two Indian cricketers most valued by KKR, have been hitting the mark.

In the previous match against Chennai Super Kings Sunil Narain Even though he opened the innings, it was to catch CSK’s left-arm spinner Akil Hossain. Ajink Rahane came in later. However, who opens against Gujarat, everyone is curious to know.

Bowling is rather a bit of a relief in comparison. Narine is getting his rhythm back. Vaibhav Arora and Karthik Tyagi are eye catching. But mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty has not had a bad time. Although Pathirana has received clearance from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, it is reported that he will not be available for this match due to logistical reasons.

Gujarat skipper Shubman again canceled by KKR. Fans are still angry about Shubman’s release KKRwho Released last season Shreyas Iyer Punjab Kings are winning the match. There are serious questions about Rahane’s strike rate. While Gujarat’s Shubman-Sai Sudarshan pairing is yet to blossom, Jos Buttler has found his rhythm. Krishna and Rashid Khan are famous for their fast pace with the ball.

From some quarters there is a strong demand to replace Cameron Greene with Tim Seifert. Some, like Virender Sehwag, have strongly called for Green to be installed. In this situation, what difficult decision will the night management?