Ajinkya Rahane limps off the field in MI-KKR IPL clash

Kolkata Knight Riders’ captan Ajinkya Rahane was on Sunday (March 29, 2026) pressured to go away the sector seemingly after struggling cramps within the second half of their Indian Premier League conflict in Mumbai towards Mumbai Indians.

In Rahane’s absence, India all-rounder Rinku Singh who was named the vice-captain earlier than the IPL 2026 started, took over the captaincy function.

Rahane was down on the sector after the completion of the fourth over in MI’s chase of 221 and regardless of receiving some remedy from the staff physiotherapist, the 37-year-old couldn’t proceed.

After mendacity down for a couple of minutes, the KKR skipper was helped by his teammates to rise up and for a short time even had his palms on shoulders of two others to get off the sector. Nevertheless, Rahane ultimately walked off himself however with a limp. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless not clear whether or not it’s easy cramps or a case of damage to calf muscle or hamstring.

Opening the innings for KKR earlier within the recreation, Rahane spent greater than an hour within the center constructing the innings for KKR with a fantastic knock of 67 off 40 balls, studded with 5 sixes and three fours. He was dismissed within the 14th over by his Mumbai teammate Shardul Thakur.