Kolkata Knight Riders team: Top 5 bowlers to watch out for in IPL 2024

IPL 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders team: Bowlers including Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and others

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have their ups and downs in the Indian Premiere League (IPL) tournament. Though dominated by the batsmen, bowlers play a major role in team’s performance. The cricket fans are delighted to see the white balls crossing the boundary for fours and sixes, but there could not be a better sight than a pace bowler knocking-off the stumps or a spinner bowls out the batsman round his legs.

KKR have been winners of the IPL trophy twice in 2012 and 2014. They are set to play their first game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23 at Eden Gardens this season.

KKR team has some good bowlers to watch out for in the upcoming IPL 2024. Let’s take a look at the 5 best bowlers in the KKR.

1.     Varun Chakaravarthy

With his 20 wickets in the IPL2023, Varun features amongst the top ten bowlers of the tournament in terms of the wickets. He played a total of 14 matches in the previous edition of the IPL and took 20 wickets with an average of 21.45 and economy of 8.14 with best bowling figures of 15 for 4 wickets. His mysterious ones are sharp to read and with such stats, Varun Chakaravarthy is surely the bowler to look out for.

2.     Sunil Narine

Yet another mystery spinner from the KKR who also bats as an opener occasionally. Narine has taken 11 wickets from 14 matches in IPL 2023. His economy stands at 7.97 and average of 34.81. His famous ‘Dusra’ can make any batsman dance on the pitch. He surely gets a spot in top five bowlers of KKR.

3.    Suyash Sharma

With his 10-wickets haul in IPL 2023, Suyash Sharma is another bowler to look out for. An economy of 8.23 and average of 32.10, Suyash Sharma bagged 3 wickets for 30 runs for his best bowling figure in the previous edition of the IPL.

4.     Andre Russell

An all-rounder with powerful batting style, Andre Russell is a useful bowler for the KKR. With his variations and the lethal slower, Russell bagged 7 wickets in the IPL 2023. An economy of 11.34 and an average of 24.57, Russell bagged 3 wickets for 22 as his best figure in 2023.

5.     Harshit Rana

Yet another bowler from the KKR whose stats may not reflect his actual potential. He bagged only 5 wickets in IPL 2023, yet his on the spot bowling has the capability to uproot any batsman. An economy of 8.64 and average of 29.64, Harshit Rana is another bowler to watch for.