Ajinkya Rahane Puts Blame on Batters; Bravo says ‘they’ve lost confidence’ after kkr sink to fifth defeat (source: bcci/ipl)
Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) Campaign is in Jeopardy after another defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. to chase a target of 199. What’s going wrong for the kkr, who have a pretty much the same team that won the ipl last year? Shreyas iyer is definite a big miss, but a player alone can’t define a team’s performance.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane Feels The Batting Unit has been a big Letdown in IPL 2025 for Kkr. “I thought 199 was chasable, I thought we came back into “When you are Chasing 199, you expect a good opening start with the batters, that’s what we are struggling with through As Quickly as Possible and then Keep Going. “
Mentor dwayne bravo echoed rahane’s sentiments when asked about andre russell’s poor form in ipl 2025. Bravo also blamed the batters and said they have lost confidence.
“We as a team, didn’T bat properly. That’s just the reality. You don’t start well, batsmen go into a period where they lost confidence.
“When russell walks in to bat always time, the run rate is at 14-15. The work needs to be done at the top so that he has a chance to finish the game like Legspinners a few times but that’s not a concert.
One of the keys to kkr’s success last year was the opening pair of phil salt and sunil narine, who consistently Gave Good Starts to the team; However, this year, the kkr openers have the Worst Batting Average – 19. Rahane was Quick to Point Out AS as one of the Major Rehsons for the Team’s CONSITENTENT FAILURES.
“When you chasing a big target, you expect a good start with your opening batters; That’s what we are looking to get better as a batting unit,” He said. “No Complaints With Our Bowlers, I Thought Bowlers are Doing a Really Good Job. Game by game, they are improving a lot.
“We know these conditions really well, [but] We need to bat properly, we need to bat well in the middle overs, that’s what we are struggling [with] as a batting unit. “
