{"id":171470,"date":"2026-05-23T21:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171470"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:50:28","slug":"ipl-2026-if-things-are-meant-to-happen-they-will-kkr-head-coach-abhishek-nayar-on-playoffs-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171470","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 \u2014 If things are meant to happen, they will: KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar on Playoffs chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71015191\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">With its Playoffs hopes precariously perched, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Abhishek Nayar insisted his side\u2019s priority remains firmly on controlling its own performance and maintaining the composure that has fuelled its impressive late-season resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we are trying to keep things quite simple &#8211; control the controllables. If things are meant to happen, they will happen. The consequences of other matches are out of our control. What we can control is that when we walk out tomorrow, we play the best cricket possible,\u201d said Nayar as KKR prepared for its crucial final league encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Nayar credited his side\u2019s remarkable turnaround in the second half of the season to its newly found consistency and the ability to remain calm and focused despite mounting pressure and criticism from outside. \u201cThe messaging during the struggling phase and now has not changed much. The trust in the players and the way we viewed them remains the same. It was important for us to stay true to our core values as a team and as individuals,\u201d Nayar explained.<\/p>\n<p>Delhi Capitals assistant coach Ian Bell felt inconsistency has been the defining factor behind his side\u2019s fluctuating IPL campaign, saying the inability to seize crucial moments ultimately proved costly in the playoff race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have shown this season that we can score 264 (against Punjab Kings) and then follow that up by getting bowled out for 75 (against RCB). We also couldn\u2019t defend 264 with the ball. There have been times when we have been brilliant and others when we simply haven\u2019t been good enough,\u201d Bell said. \u201cTurn those results around and, if we win tomorrow, suddenly we are sitting on 18 points and talking about a top-two finish. At times, we have probably been guilty of not closing games out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/kkr-vs-dc-ipl-2026-press-conference-abhishek-nayar-comments-kolkata-playoffs-qualification\/article71015191.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With its Playoffs hopes precariously perched, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Abhishek Nayar insisted his side\u2019s priority remains firmly on controlling its own performance and maintaining the composure that has fuelled its impressive late-season resurgence. \u201cI think we are trying to keep things quite simple &#8211; control the controllables. If things are meant to happen, &#8230; <a title=\"IPL 2026 \u2014 If things are meant to happen, they will: KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar on Playoffs chances\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171470\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPL 2026 \u2014 If things are meant to happen, they will: KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar on Playoffs chances\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/00010KKR.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171616,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171616","url_meta":{"origin":171470,"position":0},"title":"IPL 2026 qualification scenario: How can Kolkata Knight Riders qualify for the Playoffs after PBKS\u2019 win over LSG?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Punjab Kings moved into fourth spot in the IPL 2026 points table after defeating Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets, taking a lead in the race to the Playoffs. 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