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Kolkata Knight Riders will start their Indian Premier League 2023 campaign, on 1st April, with a clash against Punjab Kings.
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Shreyas Iyer was the leading run-getter for the franchise last year. The batting order has been severely weakened in his absence.
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They are now left with only Rinku Singh, Mandeep Singh, and Nitish Rana as pure batters, and none of them inspires much confidence.
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Additionally, Iyer's captaincy will also be a big miss. Nitish Rana does not have any past experience in leading the IPL franchise.
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Moreover, in terms of all-rounders, they are overly reliant on Andre Russell, who is merely a shadow of what he used to be years ago.
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They will also be missing their strike bowler Lockie Ferguson.