KKR Flight Diverted Twice After Failing To Land In Kolkata, Team Forced To Spend Night In Varanasi

KKR Flight Diverted: The flight which was carrying the entire KKR contingent was initially diverted to Guwahati but later landed in Varanasi because of heavy rains in Kolkata.

KKR Flight Diverted: Members of the Kolkata Knight Riders spent their night in Varansi. ( Image Source :PTI )

KKR Flight Diverted: The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team, which was travelling from Lucknow to Kolkata after their IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), did not have a smooth travel experience when they boarded the flight on Monday. While their chartered flight was supposed to go directly from Lucknow to Kolkata, because of the rains in east India, the flight could not land.

The flight which was carrying the entire KKR contingent was initially diverted to Guwahati but later landed in Varanasi as heavy rains made it impossible for the flight to get landing clearance at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. The Shreyas Iyer-led side was forced to spend the night in Varanasi. Fortunately though KKR have some time at their hands as they last played a match on May 5 and are next scheduled to take on Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 11 in Kolkata.

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The details of KKR's overnight stay at a luxury hotel after their flight diversion, with the team checking in to their rooms at 03:00 am on May 7 (Tuesday) Indian Standard Time (IST) was confirmed in a report carried by EspnCricinfo. KKR will now fly to Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon.

KKR At The Top Of The IPL 2024 Points Table

Things may not have gone as per the plan for KKR as far as their travel experience is concerned but in IPL 2024 they are a team in top form and currently find themselves at the summit with 8 wins from 11 matches and a net run rate (NRR) that is the best in the competition. That is the reason why despite being tied on points with RR, KKR find themselves at the first place on the ten-team table.