Kolkata’s Eden Gardens pitch curator: Big statement on KKR team spinners.

The pitch curator of Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, swelling Mukherjee, is facing a lot of trouble. In fact, recently Kolkata Knight Riders played the first match of IPL 2025 in their home against Royal Challengers Bangalore in which they had to face defeat.

After the end of this match, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane had said that, ‘We wanted this pitch to help spinners a lot but this wicket was covering for one and a half days. Both spinners we have is quite a quality bowler. He can bowl well on any wicket and I am completely sure for this.

Recently the pitch curator Mukherjee said that he would not want to make any changes about the pitch and he also gave an example of RCB spinners. Swelling Mukherjee told Revsportz that, ‘According to the Rule of the IPL, the franchise cannot say anything about the pitch. Ever since I got this role, this pitch has been the same. Things have not changed and in future we will get the same.

RCB spinners took 4 wickets. What did the spinners of Kolkata Knight Riders do? Krunal Pandya bowled deadly and took three wickets in his name while Suyash Sharma took the wicket of Andre Russell.

No officer or player had said anything about the pitch: swelling Mukherjee

Mukherjee further said, ‘No officer this player had told me what the pitch he needed before the match. During the practice, the coach asked me what kind of game the pitch would play. I said it will roam and go well. I have not forbidden Kolkata Knight Riders for anything. We have been with us fantastic for a long time and I have prepared the pitch under the BCCI rule.

Even though his first match was lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, he made a comeback in his second match and won against Rajasthan Royals. The team won this match with 8 wickets.