He did not return for the rest of the match and had heavy strapping on his hand.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane picked up an injury to his right hand while fielding in the team’s 14-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC). The KKR support staff will assess him on Wednesday to understand how serious it is.
The incident happened when Rahane was fielding at short cover and got hit on the hand by a strong shot from Faf du Plessis off Andre Russell’s bowling. The ball deflected to mid-off for a single, and Rahane immediately left the field in visible discomfort.
He did not return for the rest of the match and had heavy strapping on his hand. With vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer already subbed out as an Impact Player, Sunil Narine took over the captaincy for the final nine overs of the bowling innings.
Despite the scare, Rahane played down the injury during the post-match presentation, saying it wasn’t serious and that he expects to be fine.
“Not bad,” he said. “I’ll be okay. I’ll be fine, ” Rahane said.
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Kolkata Knight Riders are currently seventh on the points table with nine points from ten matches. This win was very important for them, as a loss here would have made their chances of qualifying for the playoffs much harder. Now, with four matches left in the season, winning all of them could give them a shot at making it to the playoffs.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane said that the team is focused on taking one game at a time and not looking too far ahead. He added that they’ve had similar talks before when results weren’t going their way, but for now, the aim is to take confidence from this victory and keep moving forward.
“One game at a time, we don’t want to think too far ahead. That’s always been the talk, when we were not doing well. Take confidence from this game and move forward,” he added.
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