KKR has already endured a poor start to IPL 2025, where they lost to RCB in their opening encounter, and now it seems, the Eden Gardens pitch curator has turned down skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s request, to make it a spinning-wicket. Sujan Mukherjee, the in-charge of the pitch in Kolkata, spoke to RevSportz and made it clear, that the nature of wicket won’t be changed.
Ajinkya Rahane Asks for Spin-Friendly Pitch
Eden Gardens’ pitch curator has no intention of changing the way how the pitch will play in Kolkata
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“As long as I’m here, Eden Gardens pitch will not change,” said Mukherjee. “As per the IPL rules and regulations, franchises have no say over the pitch. Ever since I have taken charge, the pitches here have been like this. It was like this in the past. Things haven’t changed now, and it will not be altered in the future.”
After a thumping by RCB on the first day of the tournament, Rahane had said, “We would love to see the pitch helping the spin bowlers but again, this wicket was under covers for the last one-and-a-half days.” But despite the presence of quality spinners like Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine in the ranks, both of them couldn’t exploit the conditions much.
Varun Chakravarthy Could Leak Runs at Eden
Last year, Chakravarthy was expensive a couple of times in Kolkata, which just shows the problem is real. Against SRH last year, the Indian gave away 55 runs for one wicket in four overs. Then against Punjab Kings, he went on to leak 46 runs in three overs, and the opposition chased down 262.
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