Kolkata Knight Riders must turn Eden Gardens into a spin fortress

Faf du Plessis has urged Kolkata Knight Riders to prepare spin-friendly pitches at Eden Gardens, backing Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine to be decisive this IPL.

“Both, Varun and Narine, have to be in the game.

If they play on surfaces where they are not in contention, then you are losing those two cannons and your superpower.

Yes, they can bowl well on any wicket, but for KKR to be successful this IPL , they need to fire.

The pitch should be prepared keeping those two players in mind,” he added.

Chakaravarthy will be looking to bounce back from his disappointing performance during India’s title-winning T20 World Cup campaign, where he took 14 wickets at an an economy of over nine runs.

KKR finished fifth in the 2025 season, winning only five out of 14 matches.

Captain Ajinkya Rahane had shown concerns regarding the pitch not favouring spinners at Eden Gardens last season.

“We’d love to see the pitch helping the spin bowlers,” Rahane had said after defeat against RCB at Eden Gardens last year.

With KKR opening against Mumbai Indians on March 29, pitch conditions could again shape their gameplan.

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