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Experience And Depth In Team But Volatile Top Order - Analysis Of Los Angeles Knight Riders

Los Angeles Knight Riders during the MLC 2023 [X]Los Angeles Knight Riders during the MLC 2023 [X]

India has scripted history and has won their second T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa in the finale of T20 WC 2024. With the marquee international event now over, the focus of the T20 format shifts back to the franchise leagues around the world. 

After the superb show of the US team in the recently concluded world event, a lot of the eyes will be focused on how they progress from here. The second edition of the Major League Cricket (MLC 2024) is, therefore, the next big thing in the cricketing calendar of 2024.

We at OneCricket will take a look at all the teams that will participate in the tournament and try to analyse them. In this article, we will take a look at the Los Angeles Knight Riders team and their strengths and weaknesses.

Here is a look at the Los Angeles Kinght Riders team for the tournament. 

Batters: Adithya Ganesh, Unmukt Chand, Nitish Kumar, Jason Roy, Saif Badar, Alex Carey, David Miller

All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Corne Dry, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Matthew Tromp, Shadley van Shcalwyk

Bowlers: Ali Khan, Derone Davis, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa



Strengths of Los Angeles Knight Riders for MLC 2024

Variety and depth in the all-rounder section

The likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Shakib Al Hasan have been doing the rounds of T20 circuits for long. The presence of these three players not only allows the team management to have great dynamism and depth in the team but also gives them a lot of experience. The team will be depending a lot on these three legends of the format to have a much better campaign than last time, where they finished at the bottom of the table.


Spencer Johnson will play a major role for LAKR in the tournament [X]Spencer Johnson will play a major role for LAKR in the tournament [X]

Well sorted and assembeled bowling attack

Andre Russell and Sunil Narine will give LAKR the flexibility to use them at any stage of the game. Alongside these two, Spencer Johnson is a solid option for the powerplays. They also have Adam Zampa and Shakib Al Hasan for the middle overs, and in the end, they have Ali Khan, who can be very efficient in the death overs. So, the bowling looks ready for all the phases of the game, and there is also plenty of strength and variety in it to go with.


Weaknesses of Los Angeles Knight Riders for MLC 2024

Volatile top-order

If the Knight Riders are not opening with Sunil Narine, then they have Unmukt Chand, Nitish Kumar and Jason Roy to open with. While Jason Roy looks like a good option, his lack of consistency is a concern for the team. Besides Roy, the likes of Chand and Kumar do not look like outright match-winners, and this can haunt the team during the campaign.

The team will depend a lot on the likes of David Miller and Alex Carey to give them stability and the strength in the middle-order.


Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted XI for the First Match

Unmukt Chand, Jason Roy (O) (WK), Nitish Kumar, David Miller (O), Shakib Al Hasan (O), Andre Russell (O), Shadley van Schalwyk, Ali Khan, Spencer Johnson (O), Adam Zampa (O), Derone Davis