Dropped catches has been the flavour of the season, in IPL 2026. On Wednesday, KKR dropped one, and even though it did not hurt them in the context of the match; but could very well keep one of the star player — Angkrish Raghuvanshi out of action, from their last league match vs DC on May 24.
In the clash against MI, Angkrish Raghvanshi suffered a concussion, after colliding with spinner Varun Chakravarthy, while attempting a catch of batter Tilak Varma. Not only did they collide, but that also resulted in a dropped catch. Soon, Raghuvanshi was replaced by Tejasvi Singh as the keeper for rest of the innings.
The updated ICC concussion rule
Even if Raghuvanshi is fit in time for the next DC encounter, he might just not be allowed to take part in the clash. The simple reason being the concussion protocol by cricket’s governing body, which mandates a ‘stand-down’ period of 7 days. IPL playing conditions, meanwhile has no mention of this.
In simpler words, Raghuvanshi — from the day of the concussion, will have to wait at least 7 days, to be able to play again. The rule is of course, to protect the interest of the players. Having said that, there is no official confirmation about the same; neither IPL, nor the team have commented on this.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s absence & KKR’s qualification scenario
Despite the exploits of Finn Allen in the last few matches, Angkrish remains the highest-run getter for KKR in IPL 2026. He has scored 422 in 13 matches at an average of 42.20, and a strike-rate of 146, including 5 fifties. So, in a must-win situation, Kolkata will be without their best batter.
KKR are in 6th spot in the IPL 2026 points table, and have a tiny chance of progressing to the next round. The first step for that is, they must win against Delhi. Following that, they would reach on 15 points; hope that LSG beat PBKS on May 23, MI beat RR. If any one of these criteria is not met, then they would be out.
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