Kolkata Knight Riders are currently taking on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 15th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 on Thursday, April 3.
After losing the toss and being invited to bat first by SRH, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane was asked by the former English cricketer Nick Knight if he was happy with the pitch amid all the controversy.
"Looks good, I'm really happy with the pitch, we were also bowling first. It will suit our spinners, at home, you should get what you want, but we'll need to assess the situation quickly with the bat," he said after KKR were put to bat first at home.
What is the Eden Gardens pitch row?
There was a war of words between the two parties as Mukherjee fired back by saying that the BCCI guidelines state that IPL teams and players should not have a say in pitch preparations.
Following this, Mukherjee said that he was open to having a discussion with the KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit and skipper Ajinkya Rahane, before curating the pitch.
Sunrisers Hyderabad backed to win the match against Kolkata Knight Riders
Speaking on ESPNcricinfo ahead of the KKR vs SRH clash, Aakash Chopra picked the Sunrisers Hyderabad as the favorites to win the match. He said:
"They are asking for a turner but they won't get it, they will get a flat pitch, it means a lot of runs. Because since the rule of the impact player has come, Eden Gardens is one of those grounds where the scoring rate has gone north. So I don't think there will be any change in it."
"Even I will go with SRH. Because SRH is a settled team. And even after two consecutive failures, they will play in the same way which is still fine for this format. Because of this, I still feel that SRH, their fast bowling is very good. Harshal Patel is there, who can bowl very well at death. There is Shami. Pat Cummins is a very intelligent captain. He is an intelligent bowler. So overall, good bowling lineup. There is an option to play two wrist spinners. If Simarjit is not allowed, Zeeshan can play."
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