It was simultaneously unfortunate and fitting that Kolkata Knight Riders did not make it to the playoffs in the 2019 edition of Indian Prem...
It was simultaneously unfortunate and fitting that Kolkata Knight Riders did not make it to the playoffs in the 2019 edition of Indian Premier League.
Unfortunate, because the season Andre Russell had deserved a better ending. Fitting, because it showed once again that great players can win you matches, but only great teams will win championships.
After winning four of their first five matches in 2019, KKR lost six matches on the trot in the business to end to miss the qualifiers by a whisker.
When you take a step back and look at KKR’s record since 2011, the team has made it to the playoffs seven out of nine times, winning twice. That’s great consistency. But look closer, and you see that the team has not progressed beyond the qualifiers the last three times they entered the final stages and not been in the final since 2014. For a franchise that considers itself one of the best, the post-league-phase record has not been disappointing. And at the end of 2019 season, cracks started to show up.
KKR's record over the years in IPL
| Season | League stage finish | Playoff result |
|---|---|---|
| IPL 2008...
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