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Ajinkya Rahane lashes out at critics over strike-rate talk amid KKR’s loss to SRH ‘They don’t like to watch me play’

Ajinkya Rahane lashes out at critics over strike-rate talk amid KKR’s loss to SRH ‘They don’t like to watch me play’

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3 min readKolkataUpdated: Apr 3, 2026 08:09 AM IST Smarting from their second loss of IPL 2026 in as many matches against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane lashed out at the critics of his batting style and the ‘outside noise’ regarding his strike-rate. “I think I have one of the best strike-rates so far from 2023, and people who are talking about me are probably not watching the game, and they have a certain agenda against me. They don’t like me playing; they don’t like to watch me play. The amount of success I got, I guess, they are jealous. I am not too worried. You guys know what I am doing. Just one bad inning, not a bad innings, but my intent was there. Sometimes, as a batter, you don’t get that rhythm, you don’t get that flow,” he said at the post-match press conference. The 37-year-old started the season by making 67 off 40 balls against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday while opening with New Zealand’s …

‘Collective batting failure’, says Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane after MI thrash them by 8 wickets | Ipl News

‘Collective batting failure’, says Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane after MI thrash them by 8 wickets | Ipl News

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A forlorn Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said that his team’s ‘collective batting failure’ was the reason for their 8-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede on Monday. Kolkata were brought to their knees by MI debutant Ashwani Kumar who snapped up figures of 4/24 as the defending champions were skittled out for just 116. “Collective batting failure. It was a good wicket bat on as I mentioned in the toss. 180-190 would have been good on this wicket. It has a very good bounce. Sometimes you have to use the pace and bounce. We got to learn really fast from this game,” Rahane said in the post-match chat. “Couldn’t do much with the ball. They tried their best. But not much runs on the board. We kept on losing wickets. Four wickets in the powerplay. It was difficult to consolidate and get that total on the board. You need that partnership going. You need one batsman to stay till the end,” he added. Story continues below this ad In the match, the …

IPL 2025: RCB’s Phil Salt, Virat Kohli smash KKR in rematch of IPL’s first ever match | Ipl News

IPL 2025: RCB’s Phil Salt, Virat Kohli smash KKR in rematch of IPL’s first ever match | Ipl News

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Synopsis: Virat Kohli-Phil Salt partnership looks ominous as KKR’s middle order falters after Rahane, Narine’s initial strong start The IPL turned 18 with a streak of nostalgia as Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru locked horns in the rematch of the first-ever game in 2008. This time around, the results were flipped as RCB ran away with a 7-wicket win with the help of fifties from Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 HIGHLIGHTS Kohli and Salt lead the way Before the match at Eden commenced, Kohli shook a leg with KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan. By the end of the night, Kohli had left the defending champions with their confidence shaken with his well-paced innings of 59 off 36. Kohli, playing his 400th T20I, initially played second fiddle to Phil Salt’s blistering knock but had quietly raced to 29 off just 13 deliveries, smashing Spencer Johnson for back-to-back sixes on the way. He would slow down a bit during the middle overs governed by the spinners, occasionally hitting big shots …