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3 Teams That Could Target Ajinkya Rahane At IPL 2026 Auction If KKR Release Him

Amogh Bodas

He led the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025.

Over the course of the 18 seasons of the Indian Premier League, Ajinkya Rahane has represented six franchises. He started his IPL journey with the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural season, and went on to play for many other franchises. His most notable stint has been with the Rajasthan Royals. Rahane was a part of the inaugural champions’ side for seven years, and draws a lot of his inspiration from sharing close quarters with his idol, Rahul Dravid. He was a part of the Rising Pune Supergiant for two seasons, in 2016 & 2017 respectively. He led the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season. Unfortunately, the team finished eighth on the points table and couldn’t qualify.

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

148/10

Purani Delhi 6 PD

66/10

Outer Delhi Warriors Won by 82 runs

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
West Delhi Lions WDL

189/2

South Delhi Superstarz SDS

185/7

West Delhi Lions beat South Delhi Superstarz by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
06 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
New Delhi Tigers NDT

East Delhi Riders EDR

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
06 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
North Delhi Strikers NDS

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Guildford GUI

146/7

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

150/3

CFS Pinnacle Pro won by 7 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
London County Cricket LCC

123/4

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

119/5

London County Cricket beat CFS Pinnacle Pro by 6 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Guildford GUI

123/6

Kreative Sports XI KSP

124/3

Kreative Sports XI beat Guildford by 7 wickets

Toss – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
05 Aug 2025, 08:45 PM IST
Kreative Sports XI KSP

London County Cricket LCC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
05 Aug 2025, 10:45 PM IST
Guildford GUI

London County Cricket LCC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Wimbledon WIM

London County Cricket LCC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 04:30 PM IST
Kreative Sports XI KSP

London County Cricket LCC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Wimbledon WIM

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 08:45 PM IST
CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

Kreative Sports XI KSP

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 10:45 PM IST
Wimbledon WIM

Kreative Sports XI KSP

Result – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Yorkshire YOR

140/5

Birmingham Bears BB

137/10

Yorkshire beat Birmingham Bears by 5 wickets

Abandoned – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Lancashire LAN

Northamptonshire NOR

Match abandoned

Result – oneday – Neath
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Glamorgan GLAM

252/10

Hampshire HAM

324/6

Hampshire beat Glamorgan by 72 runs

Result – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Durham DURH

310/7

Sussex SUSS

259/10

Durham beat Sussex by 51 runs

Result – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Gloucestershire GLO

341/8

Derbyshire DER

282/10

Gloucestershire beat Derbyshire by 59 runs

Result – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Nottinghamshire NOT

283/9

Essex ESS

234/10

Nottinghamshire beat Essex by 51 runs (D/L) method

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Surrey SURR

Leicestershire LEI

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Middlesex MID

Somerset SOM

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Bud Cricket Club BCC

87/5

Guwahati Giants GUG

89/10

Bud Cricket Club beat Guwahati Giants by 17 runs (DLS method)

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Navarang Club NVR

49/4

Nabajyoti Club NAJC

50/0

Nabajyoti Club beat Navarang Club by 10 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

Guwahati Giants GUG

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Bud Cricket Club BCC

City Cricket Club CCC

Result – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
Royal Trivianz RTZ

85/3

Tally Rangers TCC

125/6

Tally Rangers beat Royal Trivianz by 40 runs

Live – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

NCM Investment NCMI

55/4

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 10:15 PM IST
Kuwait Swedish KUMS

CECC CEC-A

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
Phoenix Cricketers PCR

Bader & Nie Cricket Club BNC

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Johor JOR

234/3

Melaka MEL

119/9

Johor beat Melaka by 115 runs

Result – t20 – Kuala Lumpur
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Kelantan KELN

169/10

Pahang PHG

173/7

Pahang beat Kelantan by 4 runs

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Kuala Lumpur KLPR

97/10

Penang PENG

104/8

Penang beat Kuala Lumpur by 7 runs

Result – t20 – Kuala Lumpur
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Putrajaya PUT

100/10

Sarawak SRAK

256/6

Sarawak beat Putrajaya by 156 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Selangor SEL

Melaka MEL

Upcoming – t20 – Kuala Lumpur
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 07:30 AM IST
Johor JOR

Pahang PHG

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Perak PRK

Penang PENG

Upcoming – t20 – Kuala Lumpur
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 12:00 PM IST
Kuala Lumpur KLPR

Putrajaya PUT

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Mysore Warriors Women MWW

34/10

Hubli Tigers Women HTW

38/1

Hubli Tigers Women beat Mysore Warriors Women by 9 wickets

Abandoned – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Shivamogga Lioness Women SHLW

78/6

Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

Match abandoned due to rain

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 09:45 AM IST
Hubli Tigers Women HTW

Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 01:45 PM IST
Shivamogga Lioness Women SHLW

Mysore Warriors Women MWW

Upcoming – t20 – County Dublin
Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Pakistan Women PAK-W

Upcoming – 100-ball – London
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
05 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
London Spirit LOS

Oval Invincibles OVI

Upcoming – 100-ball – Manchester
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
06 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
Manchester Originals MAO

Southern Brave SOB

Result – 100-ball – London
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
London Spirit Women LSW-W

176/5

Oval Invincibles Women OIW-W

159/4

London Spirit Women won by 17 runs

Upcoming – 100-ball – Manchester
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
06 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Manchester Originals Women MOW-W

Southern Brave Women SBW-W

Rahane’s batting style has never been what masses refer to as entertaining for the shortest format. His game always carries a touch of class and poise. The 37-year-old is not someone who can go berserk from ball one. To say the least, aggression is not something that comes naturally to him. But over time, he has proved that he can adapt to the fast-paced game and can strike as per the requirements of the situation. The former Indian vice-captain also has a tremendous ability to maintain composure in pressure situations. It is due to this ability, that teams see him as a probable candidate for captaincy.

Rahane has scored 5032 runs in the IPL, playing 198 matches for six different franchises. His best season in terms of runs came in 2012, in which he notched 560 runs in 16 matches with a hundred under his belt.

Having said that, he was handed the captaincy for the three-time IPL champions recently, with Venkatesh Iyer as his deputy. But after the first six fixtures of the season, the Knight Riders lost track. They were only able to win two of the remaining eight fixtures. Due to this, there is a high possibility that the franchise might be on the lookout to replace Rahane as the skipper. Results are not everything, but in a tournament like the IPL, they hold an important place. Therefore, here are the three teams who could be in contention to sign a contract with the Mumbai captain, if KKR release him ahead of the next season.

Delhi Capitals

One of the teams which can lookout for Ajinkya Rahane is Delhi Capitals. The franchise possesses a solid opening combination, with KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis in the mix. But their batting line-up lacks depth, which originates from the middle-order. Skipper Axar Patel took the mantle of batting at No.4 in many of the matches this season, and the franchise might be tempted to include the services of someone like Rahane in the top three. The current KKR Skipper is known for his ability to rotate the strike and can also anchor the innings from one end.

To add to that, Rahane has scored 295 runs in 12 matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, which is home to the Capitals. He also holds a healthy average in excess of 35 at the venue. With Abhishek Porel in the mix already, the management can also look at Rahane as an option for the opening slot. This will help the franchise with some experience at the top. But most importantly, Rahane at No.3 will mean that the Capitals will get an anchor around whom the other batters can bat. The 37-year-old can be the reason that can allow players like Tristan Stubbs play their natural game.

Lucknow Supergiants

The Rishabh Pant led side might find it difficult to retain both their overseas openers in Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram for the next season. And that is where Ajinkya Rahane can come in as an option. The franchise has one of the most explosive top three as compared to other batting orders in the league. After Marsh and Markram, Nicholas Pooran has made the No.3 spot his own, with some tremendous knocks in that position. However, if the franchise finds itself in the need to get an Indian opener, Rahane might be on their list.

Mumbai’s Ranji captain has a unique side to his game. He can steer through something called as controlled aggression. This does help a team get through a difficult phase, but it also makes sure that the other batters have the liberty of playing their natural game. With Rahane at one end, players like Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh can freely play their natural game. Not to mention skipper Rishabh Pant, who can take the game away from the opposition in a matter of minutes.

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Gujarat Titans

The Gujarat Titans have been one of the most consistent franchises in the tournament. Since their inception, they have always found a way to qualify for the playoffs. Most importantly, the Titans have even lifted the trophy once under Hardik Pandya. Skipper Shubman Gill looks set for a long haul with the team. He will be keen to look for options to better his combination for the next season. For the Titans, the opening combination doesn’t need to be played with at all. Gill and Sai Sudharsan have been doing excellent at the top, and would not want to played with.

However, the No.3 spot can be up for grabs if the franchise decides to look for an Indian option. Jos Buttler has been performing extremely well, but whether the franchise will retain him remains to be a doubt. If the management decides to go in with a new No.3, Rahane might be one of the first names. The former vice-captain can continue striking the ball aggressively, but can also make sure that the team recovers after a quick collapse. Ajinkya Rahane can be a vital cog in the processes of any franchise which is on the lookout for a top-order player.

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