In a major blow to Kolkata Knight Riders, young fast bowler Kamlesh Nagarkoti has been ruled out of the IPL due to a foot injury. Nagarkoti had injured himself before the tournament but KKR felt that he would recover in time. They had called Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna as back-up and he will now replace Nagarkoti.
KKR had invested heavily in young Nagarkoti, who had a fantastic run in the U-19 World Cup where India had emerged as winners. He was picked up by KKR for a whopping Rs 3.2 crore.
Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan owned team had already received a big blow before the tournament when spearhead Mitchell Starc was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. Nagarkoti’s absence will only put more pressure on the already thin pace bowling department of the team.
