Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders campaign is going like a nightmare in IPL. After playing five matches, they lost four of them. A match was saved by rain. According to some, KKR could have lost that match against Punjab Kings at the Eden if they had played a complete game. Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla’s team is at the bottom of the points table. And in this situation, KKR took a big decision? Ajinkya Rahane was removed from the post of captain?
Ajink Rahane has left Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). One such news spread like a storm on social media from Thursday afternoon. KKR has a match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Opponents, Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans. Shahrukh’s team took such a big decision before that match?
After KKR’s poor performance in the IPL, there has been a lot of speculation about Rahane’s ouster as captain. Because, KKR has yet to see the face of victory in the current IPL. Last boy on the point table. Kolkata are the only team, who have not won a single match so far.
Under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane, Kolkata finished eighth in the points table last season as well. Also, they are at the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table. This poor performance caused a storm on social media that Rahane quit the captaincy. How much truth is there in this news?
KKR captain change?
The news that Ajinkya Rahane has left KKR midway through the tournament is doing the rounds on social media. But this claim is completely wrong, as no such statement has been issued by IPL or KKR.
The news spread on social media is completely fake. Ajinkya Rahane is still the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders team and Rinku Singh is still the vice-captain of the team. Misinformation has been spread on social media.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Ajinkya Rahane steps down as captain of KKR after a disaster campaign till now.
New captain to be announced soon.
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Cornered KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders three times IPL the champion However, the performance of KKR team since 2025 has been ugly. In IPL 2025 KKR Only 5 wins in 14 matches. Captain Ajinkya Rahane was also heavily criticized for this. Nevertheless, the KKR management once again relied on Rahane.