India, April 16 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be hoping that Ian Bishop is wrong. That the deflating defeat will not be a season-defining moment as Bishop said on air it could be. That after the 16-run loss, which gave Punjab Kings (PBKS) an IPL record as the lowest total ever defended, the defending champions will bounce back. Given their absolute lack of batting smarts, it could take some doing though.

Because halfway through the season, KKR have twice had what skipper Ajinkya Rahane has termed a collective batting failure. It brings back memories of the first three years for most of which KKR were woeful. In 2009, when KKR finished last, they were dismissed for 95 (by Mumbai Indians) and once barely crossed 100 (101 v Deccan Cha...