Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Badrinath praises KKR's 2026 auction buys
Subramaniam Badrinath, who used to play for Chennai Super Kings, is happy with the players Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bought in the 2026 auction.
KKR won the championship in 2024 but had a bad 2025 season.
Their batting and bowling, except for Varun Chakarvarthy and Sunil Narine, were not as good.
In the 2026 auction, KKR bought two new bowlers, Matheesha Pathirana and Mustafizur Rahman.
Badrinath thinks these new players will make KKR's bowling the best in the league.
He also mentioned that Pathirana played well with Bravo in CSK, which could help KKR.
Subramaniam Badrinath praised KKR's 2026 auction buys.
KKR won the championship in 2024 but had a disappointing 2025 season.
KKR strengthened their bowling attack with Matheesha Pathirana and Mustafizur Rahman.
Badrinath believes KKR now has the best bowling attack in the league.
Pathirana's past performance with Bravo in CSK was highlighted as a positive.
- Who
- Subramaniam Badrinath, former Chennai Super Kings player
- What
- Praising Kolkata Knight Riders for their 2026 auction buys
- When
- After the 2026 auction
- Where
- On Star Sports
- Why
- To highlight KKR's strengthened bowling attack
- Player
- Subramaniam Badrinath
- Team
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Season
- 2026
- Key Players Bought
- Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman
- Former Team
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Media
- Star Sports