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IPL 2025: Controversy continues between Kolkata Knight Riders and Eden Garden Management. Coach Chandrakant Pandit hoped the benefit of domestic pitches. Sunil Narayan will fit and play against Mumbai Indians.
KKR franchise controversy in Eden Gardens
Highlights
- KKR will not be running in Kolkata itself
- Eden Garden Pitch Curator is not accepting the matter
- Head coach Pandit also raised questions after Rahane
New Delhi: The controversy between Kolkata Knight Riders franchise and Eden Garden Management is not taking the name of stopping. After captain Ajinkya Rahane, now the team’s head coach Chandrakant Pandit has also expressed his opinion in the whole matter. Chandrakant Pandit, popularly known as Chandu Sir, also believes that the hosts should get the benefit of domestic pitches and said that they too expect such benefits on Eden Gardens.
In fact, since captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that he was expected to get more help from his spinners at Eden Gardens, discussions about the pitches of KKR’s home ground. Pandit told the media on Sunday, ‘As a coach, team management, we always want us to play on every kind of pitch. The control will be in the hands of the curator.
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Pandit did not make any direct comment on this issue, but said that any team including KKR would like that domestic pitch is compatible with their skills. He said, ‘My focus is on the next match at this time. I could not think what should happen and what is under whose control. But team management, coaches, captain we all would like us to help us from the pitch.
On asking whether IPL teams should get more helpful pitches at home grounds. Pandit said, ‘Who will not be happy with this. This is a simple answer. He also informed that experienced all -round Sunil Narayan has recovered from the disease and will play against Mumbai Indians. He said, ‘Sunil is 100 percent fit. He has recovered from the disease and has been practicing since yesterday.
