In a series of surprising events, Bangladesh's star wicketkeeper batter Litton Das has made shocking revelations regarding his one-season stint with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 edition.
Litton Das makes massive claim against KKR
Appearing on Bangladesh Cricket's Char Chokka podcast, Litton, opened up on his short experience with the Kolkata-based IPL franchise saying he never felt included in team setup, as he was never backed by the management.
"I felt KKR didn’t really need me that much. The team also didn’t support me the way I expected," said
While recalling one of the most shocking experience, Litton Das revealed that KKR informed him just a few moments before the game despite staying on the sidelines for the last two games without any proper communication from the management.
"Usually, a player is informed before a match that they will be playing the next day, or something along those lines. I had been sitting out for two matches, and there was no such discussion with me at all," said Litton.
"Suddenly, at 11 PM, I got a message saying, ‘You will play.’ I tried with whatever energy I had. In cricket, sometimes things go your way, and sometimes they don’t. That day just wasn’t mine" added Litton.
Litton Das' performance in IPL
Surpringly, Litton Das appeared in only one IPL game, which came against Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2023. In his lone IPL game, Litton Das opened the innings with Jason Roy, scoring only four runs off four deliveries. However, the entire game didn't went in Das' favor, as he missed two crucial stumping while keeping the wickets.
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Kolkata Knight Riders' performance in IPL 2026
Currently, the Ajinkya Rahane led-side are standing at the eighth place after enduring a disastrous start failing to secure win in the first six games. However, the Kolkata-based franchise made a decent comeback after winning three back-to-back games. At the present moment, KKR have 11 points in hand after playing 12 matches in the tournament (five wins and six losses) at a net run rate of -0.038.