KKR Practice Match LIVE: IPL 2024 – A Sneak Peek into the Upcoming Season. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), one of the most popular teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), recently conducted their first practice match for the IPL 2024 season. This intra-squad game was a significant event, marking the commencement of KKR’s preparations for the upcoming season.
The game saw two teams, Team Purple and Team Gold, representing the franchise’s colors. Team Gold, which included top-order batsmen like Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell, faced off against Team Purple, which boasted a strong bowling attack with players like Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Chetan Sakariya, and Harshit Rana.
Notable Absences
Notably absent from the game was KKR’s skipper Shreyas Iyer, who has been nursing a back injury. However, he is expected to be fit for KKR’s first game of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sunil Narine and Mitchell Starc were also not part of the practice match.
Live Streaming for Fans
In a unique initiative, the practice match was live-streamed on KKR’s social media accounts, providing fans with an opportunity to see their favorite players in action before the season officially begins.
Upcoming Matches
Looking ahead, KKR’s first match of the IPL 2024 season will be against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23, 2024, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This will be followed by matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals.
The practice match served as an exciting preview of what’s to come in the IPL 2024 season. With the first match just around the corner, KKR fans are eagerly waiting to see their favorite team in action. Stay tuned for more updates as the season unfolds.
