Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik said it was 'unfair' to criticize his chief fast bowler Pat Cummins after just a poor performance as he played straight after completing his isolation. All eyes were on Cummins who was bought the highest amount among the foreign players but Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma blasted his bowling and scored 49 runs in three overs. This led to KKR losing by 49 runs on Wednesday. Karthik said in the post-match press conference, "It is unfair to criticize Cummins right now." He has just come out of seclusion and was allowed to play in the match around 3:30 pm. We are happy to have him in the team and I don't think we need to criticize him at all in this match. "He is a world champion bowler, everything I have heard and seen that he is one of the best bowlers in the world at the moment." I trust him and I am confident that he will do well. "
Karthik also praised the performance of young player Shivam Mavi, who took the wickets of Rohit and Quinton de Kock. Surya Kumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians had come to bat at number three, who scored an innings of 47 off 28 balls and remained one of the team's winners. He said that he would not have trouble opening the innings if needed. He said, "This is the decision of the team management. In the last two years I have loved to open innings for Mumbai Indians and whenever they give me a chance, I would like to do so. Surya Kumar said that the boundary of the ground was different but there was no change in Rohit Sharma and his strategy. The Mumbai Indians batsman said, "Yes, the boundaries are big but I don't think there is much change in his batting, he kept things very simple, played his natural game and the result is in front of you.
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