"We Can't Be This Sloppy": Nitish Rana's Brutal KKR Assessment After Gujarat Titans Defeat In IPL 2023

30.04.2023 - 06:57 sports.ndtv.com

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana was extremely critical of his side and he lamented the lack of partnerships during the loss against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Saturday.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz was in sparkling form with an explosive 81 but the other batters were unable to play big knocks and as a result, KKR fell 10-20 runs short of a competitive total.

Rana said that his side was ‘sloppy' and pointed out that they will have to “do well in these little moments”. “I think we were 20-25 runs short, up against top teams, we can't be this sloppy with the bat.

We didn't get partnerships developing, other than Gurbaz and Russell, no one else, including me, scored. If we got a good partnership in the middle overs, we could have done better.

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