Ex-KKR Player Opens up on how Players Were Frustrated Because of Chandrakant Pandit

Kolkata Knight Riders has been going uphill since the previous two seasons. In the IPL 2023, where KKR gave a decent account of themselves even after the absence of several top stars, the side won the IPL 2024 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. Chandrakant Pandit played as a crucial factor for KKR in winning the third IPL title. As Chandrakant has brought success to KKR after his appointment as the coach in 2022, he is known to be one of the most successful coaches at the domestic level.

However, David Wiese, who is a former player of KKR, gave an interesting take on Pandit before the IPL 2024.

“There were certain issues going on behind the scenes in the team. Guys weren’t happy with certain things that were going on, and a lot of the times, it was a tough changing room. There was a new coach coming in and he liked to do things a certain way, and that didn’t sit well with the players,” David Wiese said.

He further on added that some of KKR’s stars were frustrated from Chandrakant Pandit.

“Guys were frustrated because a lot changed, and the coach brought in things that he thought would bring success. But as an overseas player, they sometimes don’t sit well. He’s known in India as a fairly militant type of coach, a strict disciplinarian. The overseas guys who’ve played all over the world don’t need someone coming in and telling him how to behave and what to wear and what to do. I was chill with it, but there were players more stubborn than me,” he added.

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