New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fans have slammed the team mentor Dwayne Bravo for attending the Chennai Super Kings’ event. He was spotted in Chennai when the Kolkata-based franchise was battling with an injury crisis ahead of the new IPL season.
CSK posted videos and images of the West Indian all-rounder attending the event on social media. After seeing the pictures, KKR fans lashed out in anger and questioned Bravo’s priorities in such a difficult for the franchise.
Several crucial players have been ruled out ahead of KKR’s opening match, and the fans expected the support staff to be focused on managing the players’ fitness. But Bravo’s presence at a CSK event has frustrated the fanbase. The CSK event featured current and former franchise players playing matches at Chepauk, while AR Rahman will also perform live in Chennai.
Among the KKR’s injury list, Harshit Rana and Akash Deep have been ruled out of the entire season, while Matheesha Pathirana is yet to obtain a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board.
KKR Head Coach Abhishek Nayar has said in the press conference that the management has been evaluating the options, but has yet to make an official decision. Nayar also mentioned that Pathirana is expected to be available to play from mid-April.
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This is your champion, our champion!🦁#Roar26 #OGDencoming #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/EgPcHy5CqL— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 22, 2026
KKR fans slam DJ Bravo for attending CSK event
This is honestly disappointing and shameless behaviour from our mentor Bravo.
Right now, he is KKR’s mentor, and fans expect full commitment and loyalty towards the franchise.
Attending an event of a rival team like CSK, where he has a past, just doesn’t look right at this… pic.twitter.com/XcRz9ume08
— Only KKR Matters 💜💛 (@KKRmatters) March 22, 2026
Blood of Bravo will always be yellow. Imagine if CSK wins the final against KKR , I am sure that Bravo will dance lile this with CSK team mates and not be even 1% sad.
SRK you need to act and remove the CSK spy. He can never love KKR pic.twitter.com/QXEduGPQPa— Venky Mama (@venkymama100) March 22, 2026
🚨📰| KKR mentor DJ Bravo has joined the CSK event Roar 26 with a week away from KKR’s first match.
— KnightRidersXtra (@KKR_Xtra) March 22, 2026
DJ Bravo should be ashamed of himself.
KKR’s bowling unit is in trouble, and as their mentor, he should be with the team. Instead, he left to attend a CSK event in Chennai one that didn’t even matter.
He is paid to be with KKR, not CSK. https://t.co/Am1tZ67m86— S (@Kohli_isGoat) March 22, 2026
Shameless from DJ Bravo.
As the KKR mentor – and with their bowling unit decimated – he leaves the team to go to a pointless CSK event in Chennai.
In the IPL build up he should be with the team he is paid to work with.
Shame on Hayden for doing the same too. https://t.co/q4tJdUdWiL
— Erika Morris (@ErikaMorris79) March 22, 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders will open their IPL 2026 campaign against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on March 29.