Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Kartik Tyagi has taken two wickets in three matches so far in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI

Young Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Kartik Tyagi on Wednesday said he got a lot of help from team mentor Dwayne Bravo about the implementation of one’s skills in match situations.

On the eve of KKR’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Eden Gardens, Tyagi said, “Everyone knows about one’s skill set. Sometimes you make plans, but when you are under pressure, and you are playing after a long time, then you are not able to think properly. At such a time, when you have so much experience outside, that helps us a lot on the ground.”

The 25-year-old said he was aware that several key KKR pacers would not be available due to injuries, and he might get chances to play.

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“Long before, everyone knew that Harshit (Rana) bhai was injured. And there was a chance of (Matheesha) Pathirana being injured. So we prepared (accordingly),” he said.

Tyagi, who got a chance to play in the IPL after taking 11 wickets in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup but later struggled with fitness issues, said he worked on his fitness and bowling.

“When I was in Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Dale Steyn was there. I was having an injury-related problem. There was an issue of shin splints, which was not getting sorted. Then I went to the physiotherapist, who had been with me from under-16 days, and did the treatment there. I made a lot of changes. I had to fix everything so that I could become a better bowler,” said Tyagi.

Published on Apr 08, 2026