Kolkata: Made to ponder on life beyond Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders seemed to have recovered from and reconciled to the absence of their most potent bowler. While the loss of the West Indian ‘mystery’ spinner, all but taken out of the mix following repeated frowns from match officials over his bowling action, would have been telling on the defending champions’ prospects, particularly in the temporary absence of Shakib Al Hasan, the void has been nicely filled through the combined effort of the available spinners.

KKR’s Sunil Narine