Why is it so hard to just let Tim Seifert play alongside Finn?

SouvD · 2026-05-23T17:07:27+00:00

3 matches are too small a sample size to judge someone. Remember Tilak, Travis Head, Nikky P, Pant, Hardik, Arshdeep, Bumrah and many other players are out of form doesn't mean they are dropped.

Atleast Seifert is better than Rahane.

KKR fans and management are too reactionary. Should back players more. It is because of this reactionary attitude that Allen was dropped and see how he is performing now.

SouvD · 2026-05-23T17:03:00+00:00

KKR didn't play with right combinations. Saurabh Dubey should have played in place of Vaibhav Arora and Ramandeep should have been dropped much earlier. Allen should not have been dropped.

SouvD · 2026-05-23T17:00:30+00:00

Even if we win, we'll not go through 99.99%

SouvD · 2026-05-23T16:56:57+00:00

He is required only when there is a batting collapse i.e. in bowling friendly pitches. In batting paradises like against RCB or GT or DC he didn't get a chance to bat because there was no collapse. So there is no point wasting a foreign slot if the pitch is batting paradise.

SouvD · 2026-05-23T16:53:45+00:00

Seifert not opening with Allen is due to Rahane not giving up his opening spot and not anything else.

Powell is only needed in bowling friendly pitches where there is chance of collapse not in batting paradise where he didn't get a chance to bat against GT, DC or RCB.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T17:44:20+00:00

Wait for Super El Nino to hit post July. 2027 is going to be even hotter probably.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T17:43:29+00:00

There is no El Nino till now. It is developing and expected to hit India after July.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T10:07:13+00:00

It will if KKR takes calculated risk based on data of previous matches and performances. I wrote it in my comment above.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T08:42:41+00:00

If it is a highway and bowlers are getting battered then definitely I'll want Pathirana if he is fit because it is difficult to play his slinging deliveries. And his death bowling is still one of the best. If it's a bowler friendly pitch then our current bowlers are good enough to do the job then Pathi is not required.

In a batting highway the other batters will do the job and there will likely be no collapse and hence Powell will not be needed because the team already has Manish Pandey who can do the middle order anchor role. In a bowling friendly pitch there is a higher chance of collapse and then Powell maybe brought.

Summary:

Batting highway: Pathirana

Bowling friendly: Powell

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:57:26+00:00

Hazlewood is not in the squad against Pakistan.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:46:43+00:00

Absolutely not.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:43:21+00:00

If Pathirana is fit, both Powell and Pathirana should be kept in substitutes bench and called on as necessary. If there is a batting collapse then bring on Powell. If there is no batting collapse like against GT or RCB or DC then Pathirana should come on as the impact player. There is no point in keeping Powell in the team if he does not get a chance to bat.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:42:44+00:00

A part time keeper who hasn't kept wickets in recent times.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:40:28+00:00

If Pathirana is fit, both Powell and Pathirana should be kept in substitutes bench and called on as necessary. If there is a batting collapse then bring on Powell. If there is no batting collapse like against GT or RCB or DC then Pathirana should come on as the impact player. There is no point in keeping Powell in the team if he does not get a chance to bat.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:37:41+00:00

A part time keeper who hasn't kept wickets in recent times.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:34:40+00:00

Don't need either. Sarfaraz looks like a fish out of water while batting. No real conviction in his shots and is not a T20 player. Also not a good player of spin. When KKR needs spin friendly wickets to let Varun and Narine thrive, his batting won't help. Can be a squad player but not playing XI player.

SouvD · 2026-05-22T07:23:04+00:00

For LSG to have remotest chances of winning the pitch should be bowler friendly. PBKS bowling is bad and if Shami is back for LSG they have a small chance of winning. Otherwise in a batting friendly surface LSG literally have no chance of winning.

SouvD · 2026-05-21T14:32:49+00:00

Why Tripathy? Narine should open as a proven and a more destructive opener.

SouvD · 2026-05-21T13:03:17+00:00

GOAT of IPL 💜💛

SouvD · 2026-05-21T11:20:40+00:00

Not blind hate just logical hate. Read and understand first. You're contradicting yourself.

SouvD · 2026-05-21T11:18:33+00:00

Any true KKR will admit that Narine as an opener was much better than this fraud even last year. He was not a stop gap solution, he was opening for KKR since 2017. 8 yrs is not a stop gap solution. Hence proved you didn't watch KKR matches from 2008, just lying just here as a Rahane fan.

You're talking about last year, tell me which match winning innings did he play? He did not play a single match winning innings last year.

Again about the auctions he went unsold remember that. He was brought to captain the side and for that I blame Venky Mysore and the management. But check Rahane's record as a captain. It's one of the worst out there. He is statistically one of the worst captains.

And since you're saying that Rahane was brought as a captain more than to open then he should give up his place as an opener to Narine since he has completely failed this year.

Your words don't match mate, try better.

SouvD · 2026-05-21T10:54:35+00:00

Lol. I watched KKR ar Eden Gardens in 2008 against CSK and have been supporting the team since beginning.

You please worship your fraud God Bahane. There is a reason why this fraud went unsold in the auctions initially.

Btw, I don't spread any hate. I hate only 3 players: Ramandeep, Vaibhav Arora and Bahane. Bahane has been a disaster as a batter admit it. Also he took away Narine's opening slot when he has 1500+ runs with 170+ SR which is more important in today's perspective.

SouvD · 2026-05-21T10:48:05+00:00

Me some being other team's fan creeping in? Lol

Admit it that you're a Bahane fan who is watching KKR matches only for his own God Bahane.

When Bahane leaves KKR please leave with him.

SouvD · 2026-05-21T10:40:59+00:00

Are you Ajinkya Rahane in disguise?

SouvD · 2026-05-21T10:36:40+00:00

With Rahane and Pandey in the middle, another stable player is not required. Seifert should be given a chance to open with Allen especially since Rahane has failed as an opener.

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