Kolkata: Despite having the worst start to the season in their IPL (IPL 2026) history Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata Knight Riders) remained in the playoff race till the very end. But that hope ended when Rajasthan Royals lost to Mumbai Indians. Additionally, KKR also lost at home to Delhi Capitals (KKR vs DC) in the last match of the group stage. The Knights finished seventh in the league standings.
Knight captain Ajinkya Rahane has been in question throughout the season. From his batting form, captaincy, everything has been criticized. With the bat this season, the KKR leader has scored 335 runs at an average of just 25.77 and a strike rate of 135.08. Pass marks cannot be given in his mark sheet even as a captain. IPL KKR finished eighth last season under Rahane’s charge as champions, and seventh this season. So naturally questions are raised about him.
Rahane himself opened up about the question about his future, informed his next step. At the post-match award ceremony, Rahane was heard saying, ‘I will rest for two days for now. I will play domestic league in Mumbai and I am really looking forward to play in that league. As long as I can play cricket, no one will be happier than us. So rest for a couple of days and then I will be back to cricket.’
In addition to this, Rahane said about the future of the team, ‘Now many of the team have different jobs. We will get back home and have some rest and then definitely talk to each other on the phone or video call and talk about the future.’
Talking about the match, Delhi scored 203 runs for five wickets in 20 overs on the back of KL Rahul’s half-century and Akshar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma and David Miller’s good hitting at the end. in response KKR The start was not bad, captain Rahane scored a fifty on the day. However, the Knights were all out for 163 runs due to a complete failure of the middle order. The capital’s franchise won the match by 40 runs.
