KKR defeated SRH by 80 runs in IPL 2025. The victory for Kolkata, which was losing the previous match, was important for taking an edge in the point table. The team has also benefited after the victory. He is currently in fifth place. Of course, the team won against SRH and has jumped into the point table. But Shah Rukh Khan's ownership team will not be able to repeat last year's history. This has been revealed after 4 matches. There are 2 reasons for this.

Let us tell you what they are

KKR will not be able to repeat history for these two reasons

Actually KKR has played 4 matches, with 2 defeats and the same win. After these four matches, there are speculations that last year's champions could hardly repeat their history. The biggest reason for this is Mitchell Starc. He was the most important player for Kolkata. Of course, he lost in the initial match. But later he was bowling well.

If we look at the recent season of the team, there is no bowler who can replace Stark.

No bowler like Mitchell Starc in KKR

KKR has definitely bought Spencer Johnson, which is called Stark's Like to Like Replacement in Australia. But his performance in the recent season has been poor. If we look at the other bowlers of the team, then Stark -like experience and skills are not seen in anyone else. So this is the reason why the team is not able to perform like the previous season. Apart from this, the absence of Gautam Gambhir is also the reason for Kolkata's poor performance.

Guru Gambhir's Magic Missing

Both Gautam Gambhir and KKR are quite lucky for each other. Whenever he is associated with this team in any way, the team has raised the trophy. Gambhir's decisions are excellent on the field and for selection. In the current season, Kolkata has adopted the same strategy as the previous season. But Gambhir used to change fielding during the match. He used to benefit greatly from this. But this time this is not happening. This is the reason why Kolkata could hardly win the title this time.