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    'KKR’s top order definitely needs to fire this season', opines L Balaji ahead of IPL 2026
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    'KKR’s Top Order Definitely Needs To Fire This Season', Opines L Balaji Ahead Of IPL 2026

    By IANS News March 18, 2026 • 13:40 PM View: 97
    Indian Premier League: Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, former India pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji has stressed the importance of Kolkata Knight Riders’ top order performing consistently if the three-time champions are to challenge for the title.

    With key players departing after the 2025 season, KKR’s batting lineup faces fresh scrutiny, and Balaji believes the responsibility will largely fall on skipper Ajinkya Rahane, Cameron Green, and the team’s overseas openers.

    Balaji suggested a reshuffled batting order could maximise KKR’s potential. “I always feel that KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane should bat in the top order. He shouldn’t bat at anything less than number three. He has done phenomenally well with CSK at number three and scored a lot of runs. So, he batting one down would be good for both him and KKR. Cameron Green can come out to bat at number four. That will give him time to settle down and then start going after the bowlers. So, a top four of Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Ajinkya Rahane and Cameron Green is going to be the go-to one,” he told JioStar.

    TAGS Indian Premier League Lakshmipathy Balaji Kolkata Knight Riders Ajinkya Rahane Cameron Green Finn Allen Tim Seifert Phil Salt Shreyas Iyer Angkrish Raghuvanshi Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium
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