Coach McCullum guilty of KKR's defeat: Shreyas had a tussle, sent Venkatesh to No. 6 and Mavi to bat before Cummins

In the 30th match of IPL 2022, Rajasthan defeated Kolkata by 7 runs, registering a thrilling win. KKR had a target of 218 runs, in response to which the team could only score 210 runs and lost the match. The biggest responsibility for Kolkata's defeat was coach McCullum. He took some such decisions in the match that no one understood.

No one understood the change in the banting order

Chasing a target of 218 runs, Kolkata's team opener Venkatesh Iyer was sent to bat at No. 6 by McCullum. This decision was beyond everyone's comprehension. At the same time, Shivam Mavi also came to bat before Pat Cummins. Cummins batted at number 9.

There was also a tussle between the team's captain Shreyas Iyer and coach McCullum regarding this matter. When Iyer was going to the pavilion, he was seen talking angrily to McCullum. Commenting Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla and Aakash Chopra also said that Iyer's argument is happening about this matter.

Piyush Chawla also raised the question

Piyush Chawla, doing commentary in the match, even said that Shivam Mavi is never able to bat well even in domestic cricket. In such a situation, sending him to bat before Cummins was wrong. In his first match of the season, Cummins scored 56 runs in 15 balls against Mumbai. At the same time, both Cummins and Mavi could not open the account against Rajasthan.

At the same time, Venkatesh Iyer, who came to bat at No. 6, got only 6 runs in 7 balls from the bat. Kolkata captain Shreyas Iyer was dismissed after scoring 85 runs in 51 balls. Iyer tried his best to win the match, but there was no batsman to support him and in the end, he also lost his wicket.

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