IPL 2022: CEO involved in team selection? KKR captain Shreyas Iyer's honest confession

After the win over a depleted Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer shocked the cricket fans with an honest confession over the involvement of KKR CEO Venky Mysore in the team's selection. In the post-match chat, Iyer said, "CEO is also obviously involved in team selections".

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With 7 losses and just 5 wins from 12 games in IPL 2022, the Knight Riders are currently 7th on the points table and need to win both their remaining games in order to remain alive for playoff contention.

With 5 changes to the team that faced Mumbai Indians, the commentators probed the chopping and changing to the team. Captain Shreyas Iyer defended the decision and said that it’s not easy to inform players that they are being dropped.

In the last two games of the tournament, the Kolkata Knight Riders are set to play the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants.