In a scathing attack on the CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders, World Cup winning bowler Madan Lal has questioned the role of Venky Mysore in the team selection. Responding to a question on the open forum organized by Indian Sports Fans, Madan Lal expressed his disappointment over the revelations made by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer about the CEO of his team.
Madan Lal said, “I am personally shocked and disappointed by Shreyas Iyer’s revelations. If this is true then what are the coaches and support staff doing? It is the job of the coaches and captains to decide the team and not the CEO. This is the reason why the team is performing so poorly on the field. There is something fundamentally wrong within the team.
Let us inform that during the post-match presentation on Tuesday, Shreyas Iyer revealed that along with the coaches, KKR CEO Mysore is also involved in the team selection process. Shreyas Iyer had said, “The coach and at times, the CEO is also obviously involved in the team selection. Every player takes it well. They (the players of the team) have tried their best.
Kolkata Knight Riders had a great start to their campaign this season. He won 3 of his first four matches. Looking at KKR, who lost the final last year, it seemed that the two-time champions are aiming to become champions this season. However, things turned bad after the initial games.
After this KKR lost 5 matches in a row. As a result, his chances of staying in the race to qualify for the playoffs were bleak. With the league stage coming to an end, KKR are still struggling to score some crucial points on the leaderboard.
KKR has played 12 matches so far. Of these, he has won only five. He is at number 7 in the IPL 2022 points table with 10 points. He will have to win both his remaining matches to stay in the race for the playoffs.