Match 11 : KKR Vs RCB - 24th April @ 8:00 PM IST

Like Abhi said earlier, there is only so much Narine can do. Narine is effective when there is a big total on the board, because the opposition then cannot simply knock him around for 10 runs in 4 overs and target the rest. If one of the other bowlers can chip in, it would be helpful. But again, when this shifts to India, Shakib and Chawla will start to play more central roles at Eden Gardens, and things might be completely different. Same with the RCB bowling attack. This attack will get taken apart when the IPL shifts to Indian pitches.

Lynn!! Aussie fielders are the best

Woohoo!! What a last over.  So happy they played Lynn, that catch itself was worth it 

KKR's bowling to the rescue yet again. Brilliant stuff from them actually given how badly Morkel got hit all around the park. And Chris Lynn proving that catches do win matches

If only KKR's batsmen buck up and start posting bigger totals in the 170+ range, they could get to the semis quite easily

The amazing catch by Lynn
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joA0yG7s4lQ

I like to see tendeschate instead of morkel. Any how morel will give away 30-35 runs then why not tendoschate who can bat brilliantly and can bowl too. He should play up in the order like he played for otago volt in champions trophy. And Pathan should either open the inning or get dropped. It is good to see that kkr have timely replaced non performing player. Hope next would be Pathan gambir and uthappa.

As much as I like Tendo, I don't think getting tendo instead of morkel would be a good idea- at least not yet because then we wouldn't have any really attacking fast bowler.

Morkel deserves a couple more chances, his bowling isn't all bad, it's just a bit inconsistent- like today 2 good overs, 2 bad. And last time it was 3 good overs and just one bad but the bad was really bad lol.  First match he was excellent.

I blame Gambhir's captaincy today too, giving him another over just after he had bowled one bad over was downrigth insane, it was clear the batsmen knew how to play him so don't really get what the logic was there. I actually think what Simon Doull was saying today is perfect-only give Morkel one over spells. Two is ok maybe at the start, but three is just silly.

If Morkel still doesn't perform after a couple more matches then we can bring in someone else, but I think it should be another key bowler first, maybe like Andre Russell (who in fact is an all rounder too but he's a fast bowler unlike Tendo). If even he can't do anything, then yeah Tendo would be fine.
Otherwise I would have Tendo/Chris Lynn/Shakib rotation depending, though because Chris Lynn did so well today, they should definitely pick him again a few more times at least.

But anyway, I don't think our bowling performance is really what needs improving- even when we've had a couple of these bad overs, we've done well overall, so it's the batting to worry about. Gambhir should come one down I think since he's failing at opening for now, worth trying something else. And might be a good idea dropping Pathan in favour of someone else as pathan hasnt' done much either.

I think its too early to drop Morkel. One bad game hardly warrants that. On his day, he can be as effective as Narine.

On the other hand, we need to do something about the batsmen or atleast the batting lineup. I agree with @dnkdreamz - Robbie would be a good opener because he is used to that role. But that really messes up the balance. Assuming Gambhir plays at no.3 - Where does Chris Lynn play ? And where does Manish Pandey play ? I feel like the players don't have their roles defined properly, probably because Gambhir is struggling with his own form to be able to guide the rest of the team.

I think it is critical to define the roles that Lynn and Utthappa need to play. One of them has to be the guy who takes on the bowling in the first half of the game, and the other needs to be the big finisher. From what I have seen, Utthappa doesn't do very well as a finisher, so maybe we need to play him as opener and Lynn as a floater at no.5-6 who comes in usually with 6-7 overs left. Kallis is opener, Gambhir at no.3. The rest of the lineup needs to be worked around them.

IF we do play Lynn in the top order, then Morkel needs to make way for Russell who can be the attacking bowler and the big finisher.

^ I disagree too. Kallis is doing a very fine job where he is. If he can score 30 runs most games at a S/R of 120-ish, I will take it. Gambhir opens in the next match too for me. We need a left-right combination at the top. He just needs to take a bit of time to settle in and his form can change pretty quickly. If anything, I would look to give Suryakumar Yadav a promotion over Yusuf and Uthappa. Give your in-form batsmen as many overs as you possibly can.