Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik feels that questions are bound to be raised against his captaincy after the team suffered its sixth defeat in a row in the IPL but \u201chis job is to lead from the front\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\n World Cup-bound Karthik regained his batting form with an unbeaten 97 \noff 50 balls, helping KKR recover from 49 for 3 to a challenging 176 \nagainst Rajasthan Royals here on Thursday night.However, the hosts \nfailed to defend the total with teenager Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer \nscripting a stunning three-wicket win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my job to lead from \nthe front. But sometimes the results don\u2019t go your way. So it\u2019s \nobviously always a tough thing to mend. But the fact is that we try hard\n as a team and I have belief in my boys that we\u2019ll come stronger,\u201d he \nsaid.With another loss, KKR\u2019s hopes of making the play-offs are all but \nover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following their nine-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad \nwhich was their fifth defeat in a row, Karthik was given a \u201cbreak\u201d as \nthe skipper was not seen with the team on the eve of the match, raising \nspeculation about his captaincy.
\u201cObviously when the results don\u2019t go\n your way these questions will be asked, and I understand that. But as a\n team, we\u2019re trying to do a lot of things right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019re no \nthings that we\u2019re not attending to. We\u2019re trying to make the right \nchanges, build the right combination and trying to come in every game \nbelieving that we can win. We\u2019re trying to keep everybody in good space \nand making sure the dressing room is good and they all trust in the \nleader.\u201d\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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