Embattled skipper Dinesh Karthik says he is \u201caware of bickering and back-biting\u201d, his comments coming in the backdrop of speculations around leadership and batting order in Kolkata Knight Riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KKR snapped a \nsix-match losing streak with a 34-run win over Mumbai Indians at the \nEden Gardens Sunday, days after questions were raised about Andre \nRussell\u2019s batting position, with the West Indian power-hitter himself \nexpressing a desire to bat higher at No. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a high pressure\n sport, a high octane tournament, you\u2019ve got to make sure everybody\u2019s in\n a great space, give them the best chance to do well and stay healthy,\u201d \nKarthik said at the post-match presentation. \u201cA lot of bickering and \nback-biting can go on in these sorts of situations. I\u2019m very aware of it\n and (I) make sure nothing like that happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding Russell, \nwho has made incredible hitting his favourite pastime, the \nkeeper-batsman was impressed with his maturity.\u201cRussell is a great \nplayer, he\u2019s a special player and it\u2019s good to see him grow as a player.\n The maturity he\u2019s showing is great to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was just talking \nabout the same to him. These balls cost a lot and we need to ask him to \nkeep calm. We live another day, that\u2019s important and the crowd has been \nfantastic,\u201d Karthik said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma \nsaid he was not too worried about how his bowlers will come back from \nthe onslaught at the hands of Russell and Shubman Gill.\u201cThis is a \nlearning for us. We will find some answers going forward. Today was a \ntesting time for us, but I am not really worried how the bowling unit \nwill come back from this,\u201d Rohit said after his team conceded 232 runs \nat the Eden Gardens.
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