Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: Sunday is a life-or-death match. Must win against Delhi Capitals to keep any chance of making the playoffs alive Kolkata Knight Riderswho KKR is playing at home. Knight camp in Chanmane after winning two matches in a row at Eden Gardens. Blue plans to go all out against Delhi are being drawn up.
And 48 hours before that match, a bad news came to the night camp that all the plans were ruined!
Angakrish Raghuvanshi ended the IPL due to injury. Who is KKR’s highest scorer in IPL this season. Scored 422 runs in 13 matches. A lot of the credit goes to Angakrish for KKR winning 6 of their last 7 matches and being in the playoff race.
When KKR arrived at the Eden Gardens to prepare on Friday afternoon, there were ominous signals. It was seen that Angakrish was hanging his left hand on the slinging bag while getting off the Timbus. Angakrish was injured in a collision with Varun Chakraborty while catching Tilak Varma in the previous match against Mumbai Indians at Eden. He got injuries on his head and fingers. Even though KKR won that match, Angakrish could not take the field again. Tejaswi Dahiya entered the field as a concussion sub in his place.
That injury is the death of Angakrish. The youngster from Mumbai was knocked out of the IPL. The KKR camp informed on Friday night, IPL Angakrish has been knocked out.
Tilak took a high catch off Varun against Mumbai Indians. Varun almost took that catch. Angakrish suddenly ran from behind the wicket and jumped and hit Varun. He did not see that Varun had taken the catch. Varun dropped the catch in a sudden shock. Injured limbs.
Kolkata Night Riders Update Regarding English Language:
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been ruled out of 2026 TATA Indian Premier League after sustaining a concussion and a fracture to a finger on his left hand while attempting… pic.twitter.com/M2u1OWlrib
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 22, 2026
Angakrish left the field after that clash. Tejasvir made his debut in the night jersey in that match. Tejashwi is likely to play against Delhi in Sunday’s match. It was seen in the practice, fielding coach Dishant Yajnik made Tejaswi keep practice for a long time.
As a wicketkeeper, the lack of batsmanship is also a challenge for Dhaka KKRof