IPL 10 KKR vs MI: Gambhir raps batsmen after 9-run defeat

Kolkata: Dejected Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir on Saturday held batsmen responsible for the 9-run defeat in the hands of Mumbai Indians (MI) in Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens here.

He targeted the batsmen for being overly aggressive and throwing their wickets unnecessarily, en route to Mumbai Indians' 173/5. KKR could only score 164/8, missing out the opportunity to reach at the second position in the table.

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"With the kind of wicket this was, this was chaseable. Had one of the batsmen batted till the end, we would've got there. Just irresponsible shots, batsmen were trying to throw their bats at everything... I thought we were trying to chase this down on 10-12 overs," Gambhir said after the Eden Gardens game.

However, he commended the KKR bowlers for restricting Mumbai to 173, calling it "an unbelievable effort".

Gambhir also conceded that his team was a batsman short. He said KKR needed to pull up their socks.

"If we bat like this it doesn't matter if we're in the Playoffs or not. Got to bat better," he concluded.