Very rough start for KKR in IPL 2025, losing their first match against RCB. Now their troubles have become serious because Eden Gardens is not giving its pitch curator's nod to skipper Ajinkya Rahane's request for a spin-friendly pitch. Sujan Mukherjee, who is in charge of this Kolkata pitch, made it clear that the surface's nature was not changing. It will create more trouble for KKR because Varun Chakravarthy has been their key bowler who has taken wickets at Eden Gardens but struggled with economy. During some games, despite his brilliance, he has ended up leaking more runs. Some expensive overs last season at Kolkata were proof enough to say that the problem does exist. He went for 55 runs at the cost of one wicket in four overs against SRH. Against Punjab Kings, he bowled three overs and went for 46 runs, which allowed the opposition to successfully chase down 262 runs. His overall record at Eden Gardens suggests a consistent struggle for him with the economy. Ground Matches Economy Eden Gardens 16 9.12 DY Patil 4 8.50 M Chinnaswamy 2 7.83 MA Chidambaram 6 7.86 Narendra Modi Stadium 4 7.93 Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium 1 8.25 Ekana Stadium 1 10 Also Read | Megan Schutt becomes 1st woman to take 150 T20I wickets He has played 16 matches there, taking 22 wickets at an economy of 9.12, which is the highest compared to all other IPL grounds played by him. His economy rate, comparatively, is 7.83 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, 8.50 at DY Patil Stadium, and 7.86 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It has an economy of 7.93 at Narendra Modi Stadium. But he delivers his best performance at Wankhede Stadium, where he has a phenomenal economy rate of just 6.50 runs per over. Outside of this venue, however, the Eden Gardens continues to be a nightmare for him.