IPL 2021: 3 things KKR can do to script a miraculous comeback

#3 Utilizing squad depth

KKR is really struggling in this IPL and the reason is pretty simple! They have the worst difference in Batting and Bowling Avg in this season! KKR's bowling avg has been the second-worst in the last two seasons! They need to score big or pick up wickets consistently! #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/sfEYGth7BR

— Shubham Kulkarni (@CricKulks) April 25, 2021

One major issue in this KKR side is the lack of pure batters, which has already led to them collapsing twice this season. While Morgan, Karthik and Russell do form an enviable middle-order, they haven't been able to stay in the middle for a very long time. KKR have lost 51 wickets in just seven matches - a fact that would concern the team management a lot.

They need one of their Top 3 or maybe even Morgan at 4 to bat through until the very end of the innings and hold up one end to give the other batsman the freedom to take on the bowlers. If Gill at No.3 can do that, then it also allows Morgan, Karthik and Russell to perform even better instead of playing circumspect innings as they have been forced to do this year, and have faltered because of it.

Narine and Shakib have faltered in the middle-order, and the Bangladesh all-rounder has already been dropped from the playing XI. If KKR bring in Pawan Negi and possibly Ben Cutting, it further gives the big three the ticket to go all in without the fear of a lack of batting to come.

As far as bowling goes, while Cummins, Prasidh and Chakravarthy have done fairly well, none of the other bowlers have been able to back them up. Russell, despite picking up a five-for, has been uber-expensive, while Narine, Shakib, Mavi, Nagarkoti and Harbhajan never looked threatening at all. This is where the need to rehaul the attack is prominent. Bringing in the pace of Ferguson is essential and if Negi or Kuldeep can do even remotely well to back Chakravarthy up, it will work wonders for the team.

KKR's spinners have not been able to back up Varun Chakravarthy, which has cost them dearly

The sum of the matter is that KKR have allowed the opposition to exploit every weakness of theirs so far. They need to plug holes in the team and identify who their best players are and play them. They need to ensure they tweak their combinations perfectly to suit the conditions they will be playing in, now that the tournament has been shifted to the UAE.

With their remaining matches now expected to be played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, where they have a decent record, KKR do have the firepower to turn the tide and make a miraculous comeback. All they need is the belief.