Kolkata, April 26 -- The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) middle order batters (Nos. 4 to 7) have struggled a lot in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season so far in the eight matches both teams have played so far in the competition.

The Punjab-based franchise and the Knight Riders' middle order have performed miserably in the 18th edition so far. On one side, KKR's average is 20.47; on the other hand, the Shreyas Iyer-led side has an average of 23.90, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Angkrish Raghuvansi has scored 197 runs in the seven innings at a strike rate of 149.24 and an average of 39.40 with a highest score of 50.

The Kolkata-based franchise, Venkatesh Iyer, has scored only 135 runs in e...