IPL 2022: The 15th season of IPL, which is considered to be the most prestigious league of T20 cricket around the world, is starting on Saturday i.e. today. The first match of the tournament will be played between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders who clashed in the final match of last season. Before IPL 2022, Team India’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer, who became the new captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, is going into a lot of discussions. Now Brendon McCullum, the legendary coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, has made a big prediction about this young Indian captain.
Shreyas Iyer will be the best player of the decade
KKR coach Brendon McCullum believes that the team’s new captain Shreyas Iyer has all the qualities to become the team’s ‘Player of the decade’. Before joining Kolkata, Shreyas was part of the team of Delhi Capitals. Where he also took Delhi to the final under his captaincy. Shreyas was included in his team during the auction by Kolkata by paying a huge price of 12 crores. McCullum said, “He could be the best player of the decade for KKR. We have to start somewhere and that’s tomorrow. He has all the qualities to become a superstar player and I am looking forward to working with him
Coach happy with Shreyas Iyer’s aggressive mindset
Coach Brendon McCullum is thrilled with Shreyas Iyer having an aggressive mindset. He said, “Both of us have exactly the same mentality regarding the game. Together we will complete this journey and the focus will be on investment, not just results. McCullum himself was also a very aggressive player during his career. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are going to face each other on Saturday in the first match of IPL 2022. They clashed with each other in the final of last season. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the team of Chennai Super Kings defeated KKR by 27 runs and captured the IPL trophy for the fourth time.