'Will watch it from home': KKR's West Indies superstar all-rounder turns down playing in T20 World Cup 2024

Narine turns down playing in T20 World Cup 2024

Sunil Narine has been a crucial member of the KKR camp in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. He has been contributing to the team with both bat and ball. After the match, the star all-rounder praised the Knights' performance but he turned down when asked about his availability for West Indies in the T20 World Cup.

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“I think the situation of the game, we started well in the PP, keep it as tight as possible and see what happens in the end (on his bowling mantra). Some games it happens, some times it doesn't, but once you're in some control, it becomes easier. 2 out of 2 (on the wins at home), the boys are keen and everyone are enjoying it. Once you enjoy, you'll have some fun. Probably the figures don't show, he was unlucky (on Shamar Joseph), he bowled 4 overs, he kept going, showed some energy and that's a positive,” said Narine in the post-match presentation.

“He's played well in every game (on Phil Salt), has shown some fine form and hopefully he'll keep going and get some big runs. I will be watching it from home, Badree (when asked if he would want to come back for the T20 World Cup),” he added.

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Narine has not played for West Indies since August 2019. He failed to make it into the Windies T20 World Cup 2021 squad as he couldn't make it into their fitness criteria. Narine could be a crucial asset for the West Indies team as the mega tournament will be played at their home. 

KKR beat LSG by 8 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders picked up the fourth win of the season after beating LSG by 8 wickets. They are on the number 2 spot with 8 points and are one of the most dominant teams in the tournament so far. The team will be happy with their performance and will try to add more wins here to gain momentum.

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