Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been dealt a huge blow as their star batter-keeper Litton Das was forced to return home to Bangladesh due to a family emergency, the franchise confirmed on Friday, April 28, 2023.

While his return date is not confirmed, it has been speculated that the Nitish Rana-led KKR will most likely be missing the services of the wicket-keeper batter for the remainder of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

“Update: Litton Das has had to return to Bangladesh earlier today (Friday 28 April) due to an urgent family medical emergency. Our wishes go out to him and his family to make it through this difficult time,” said KKR in a released statement.

For the uninitiated, the 28-year-old was bought by KKR for Rs 50 lakh. He could only represent the franchise in his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals (DC), scoring four runs off as many balls. That came after he missed several games for KKR due to the Ireland tour of Bangladesh.

KKR had earlier lost the services of Shakib Al Hasan, who was bought by them in the IPL 2023 auction, as he pulled out of the cash-rich league by mutual consent, having missed a number of games due to international commitments.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recently returned to winning ways in their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Nitish Rana and Co. defeated RCB by 21 runs to end their four-match losing streak.

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This will be their second clash of IPL 2023. The first one was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, where Rinku Singh created the iconic moment where he smashed five consecutive sixes in the final over and led KKR to a thrilling victory.

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