IPL 2020: Sunil Narine is a key player for KKR, says Dinesh Karthik | Cricket News – Times of India

ABU DHABI: Kolkata Knight Riders‘ (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik praised spinner Sunil Narine for his bowling performance against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday, after they managed to defeat Chennai by 10 runs at the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE.
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CSK were 94 for 1 at the end of 11 overs, chasing 168 to win. KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik had held Narine back until then and introduced him in the 12th over, and the West Indian responded the call in his second over, when he dismissed the in-form Shane Watson and didn’t let CSK batsmen off the hook.
After the match, Karthik said that every team has a key player and Narine is the one for KKR.
“There are some key players for every team. Narine is one for us. Least we can do is back him, 2-3 poor games don’t matter,” said Karthik during the post-match presentation via host broadcaster Star Sports.

KKR posted a total of 167 runs on the back of Rahul Tripathi’s heroics. Tripathi played a knock of 81 runs as he helped his side set a respectable target for the MS Dhoni-led side.
“Good to see Tripathi do the job at the top. The good thing about Russ (Russell) is he’s very versatile. He can bat slightly up, slightly down. Our batting is very fluid,” Karthik said.
“I started at three, today I batted at seven. The way those guys batted at the start, they batted very well,” he added.
KKR will next lock horns with Kings XI Punjab on Saturday.