IPL 2018: 3 tactical changes which can help the Kolkata Knight Riders to excel 

#1 The bowling conundrum

Narine is KKR's leading wicket-taker in this tournament

The Knight Riders have a balanced bowling lineup, which includes quality spinners and pacers. Karthik has a lot of bowling options with three spinners and three pacers in KKR's ranks. Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav handle the spin department whereas Mitchell Johnson, Shivam Mavi and Andre Russell handle the pace department. Nitish Rana can also roll his arm over.

In KKR's seven games, the spinners have bowled 23 overs in the powerplay. Despite the pitch condition, the KKR skipper has persisted with the spinners in the powerplay. The move paid off in the first few games but the spinners have taken a bit of hammering in the recent games. In the previous game against DD, Karthik handed over the ball to Mavi in the final over.

Sunil Narine had an over up his sleeve but Karthik decided to go with the youngster who conceded 29 runs in the final over. Karthik's tactics can pay off when the Knights go up against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore.