Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer’s luck ran out as he misplaced the toss in opposition to Rajasthan Royals within the Indian Premier League match on Tuesday at Eden Gardens. Iyer, who has began a brand new ritual of kissing the coin earlier than flipping it labored in his favour within the final recreation in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants however it failed versus the table-toppers RR. Shreyas Iyer kissed the coin earlier than flipping it in opposition to Rajasthan Royals. Within the desk of the highest conflict at Eden Gardens, the toss was essential for either side as we now have witnessed some run-fest at this venue previously matches. Unlock unique entry to the story of India’s normal elections, solely on the HT App. Obtain Now! Sanjay Manjrekar, who was internet hosting the toss proceedings, additionally advised Sanju Samson about Iyer’s weird coin-kissing antic which shocked the RR skipper. In the meantime, Manjrekar additionally requested Iyer about this new ritual and the KKR skipper mentioned, “It was a flying kiss.” Samson, who gained the toss, straightaway elected to bowl first at Eden Gardens the place we now have witnessed run-fest this season. The skipper additionally revealed that Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed the final match, have been out there for Eden Gardens conflict. “We would like to bowl first. Might be better to chase on this. Very much excited to be back in Eden Gardens, there’s a great vibe in the stadium. Jos and Ash are available for this game, so they are coming back,” Samson mentioned on the toss. Nonetheless, Buttler was named within the Affect substitutes’ record as he’s anticipated to bat for RR within the second innings with three abroad gamers within the beginning line-up. In the meantime, Iyer was additionally trying to bowl first at house as he heaped reward on his veteran all-rounder Sunil Narine for his constant present with the ball this season. “Would have loved to bowl as well based on the last game, on how the ball moved around. Whenever he (Narine) comes in, he is hard to read and he’s got that poker face all throughout, we want him to perform him the way he has. We are playing the same team,” Iyer mentioned. Kolkata Knight Riders (Enjoying XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana Kolkata Knight Riders Affect Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora Rajasthan Royals (Enjoying XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals Affect Subs: Jos Buttler, Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Nandre Burger
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