Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore are going to compete in the 9th match of IPL 2023. This match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. If the competition is between KKR and RCB, then the competition is sure to be tough. No one can tell which team will win, but the players of both teams are practising hard. By the way, let us tell you that before the match against RCB, Kolkata captain Nitish Rana and coach Chandrakant Pandit have also taken the blessings of Kali Maa.
Kolkata Knight Riders have posted a video on social media in which Nitish Rana and Chandrakant Pandit visited Kali Maa. Both reached Kalighat temple which is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths. It is considered to be the most proven temple of Kali Maa.
Nitish Rana got a call from Kali Maa
Nitish Rana said that he is not one of the people who go to the temple every day but he believes in God a lot. Nitish Rana told that whatever he is today is because of God and God has supported him whenever he has been in trouble. Coach Chandrakant Pandit also said the same thing and at the same time he said that he prays to Kali Maa that the players of his team remain fit, they get the strength to play good cricket. Chandrakant Pandit said that if his team gets stuck in a difficult situation, then God gives them the strength to get out of it.
Nitish Rana believes that no one goes to the temple himself, he gets an invitation. Chandrakant Pandit also said that there is some power which is running everything. By the way, let us tell you that Kolkata Knight Riders also need the blessings of Kali Maa because they are competing against RCB, the favourite to win the IPL, who unilaterally defeated the five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the last match. The great thing is that Virat Kohli and captain Faf Duplesey are seen in color, both of them had scored a brilliant half-century in the first match.
The close contest between Kolkata-Bangalore
Let us tell you that there is a close fight between Kolkata and Bangalore. 30 matches have been played between these two teams and Kolkata has won 16 matches while RCB has won 14 matches. By the way, in the last 6 matches, RCB has defeated KKR in 4 matches. It is clear that if Kolkata has to win against RCB, then it will have to play excellent cricket.