IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders my second home: Narine

From
being
reported
for
suspect
bowling
action
in
2014
during
the
Champions
League
T20,
which
put
his
entire
career
at
stake,
to
experiencing
a
similar
incident
in
IPL
2020,
Narine’s
journey
in
cricket
has
been
nothing
less
than
a
roller-coaster
ride.

“There’s
no
other
place
I’d
like
to
be
than
KKR
because
I
have
played
all
my
cricket
here,”
Narine
has
said
in
a
short-film
“The
Comeback
King”
that
was
released
on
Thursday.

The
33-year-old
has
been
retained
by
KKR
for
R
6
crore.
“I
would
love
to
continue
representing
the
franchise
It’s
a
home
away
from
home,
my
second
home.
So,
I
hope
it
can
continue,”
added
Narine.

Narine
has
been
an
integral
part
of
the
success
of
KKR
for
the
past
decade
and
the
short-film
by
the
franchise
depicts
the
spinner’s
incredible
journey
as
a
cricketer
overcoming
all
odds.

“It
(being
called
for
illegal
bowling
action
in
2020)
was
tough!
But
at
the
end
of
the
day,
cricket
was
never
easy
for
me.
I
had
to
work
for
everything
I
have.
So,
it
was
just
like
another
stepping
stone
where
I
had
to
dig
deep,
work
hard
and
come
out
on
top,”
Narine
says.

KKR
MD
&
CEO
Venky
Mysore
said
Narine
has
become
more
effective
after
his
transformed
action.

“The
outcome
was
as
rewarding
as
it
could
get,
Narine
continued
his
wizardry
despite
all
the
odds.
There
are
very
few,
if
any,
who
have
had
to
modify
their
action,
come
back
and
be
as
effective.
In
fact,
I
think
he
has
been
more
effective,”
Mysore
says.