DC vs KKR IPL 2025: The Kolkata Knight Riders star pacer Vaibhav Arora has played in nine matches till now and has taken 12 wickets, which is the second-highest for the defending champions. In an interaction with news agency ANI, the fast bowler who plays for Himachal Pradesh in domestic tournaments showered huge praise on the legendary West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine and reckoned that he is the most important player to them.
Narine has been playing for the Kolkata-based franchise since IPL 2012 and has played the most matches for them in this cash-rich league tournament. During their previous IPL 2025 match against DC, Sunil took three wickets and helped the team win the match by 14 runs.
As per Vaibhav, Narine is KKR's MVP and if he maintains his sublime form during the next few matches, then the Ajinkya Rahan-led side will reach the playoffs.
“I will tell you that he (Sunil Narine) is the most important player for us, the pure MVP. For example, you take batting, bowling, and fielding, and in the last match, you take captaincy. So, he is a pure all-rounder. He is a perfect bowler. He is one of the best bowlers and one of the best batsmen on the team. So, you are getting so much in the player, and he is the best player. In the last match, we won against DC. He bowled, batted, fielded, ran out, and also took captaincy. So, his role will be very important in the upcoming matches as well because he contributes to the team from both sides. So, if his form remains the same in the next matches, then we will win," Vaibhav was quoted as saying to ANI.
During the clash against DC, Narine also led the team from the front after Ajinkya Rahane had sustained an injury and he thus impressed everyone with his leadership skills.
During IPL 2025, Narine played nine matches for KKR, where he scored 178 runs and took 10 wickets.