KKR: Narine must play in IPL…or else

Sunil Narine

With a week to go for the start of the eighth edition of the India  Premier League (IPL), there is controversy in the air. The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are on a collision course with the BCCI regarding off-spinner Sunil Narine’s participation in the tournament.

Narine was banned for his suspect action during the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 and he could not play in the final against the Chennai Super Kings, which KKR lost by eight wickets.

He was not picked for the West Indies tour to India in November and he opted out of the