Hours after the match, reports suggesting a doubtful future of Ajinkya Rahane with the Kolkata Knight Riders have started to circulate. According to a few media reports, the team management can sack the skipper soon after a review meeting with the top officials of the franchise.
According to Ambati Rayadu, Ajinkya Rahane can still add value to the squad with his experience and class. Rather than a regular player in the playing combination, the former cricketer wants to see Rahane on the bench, as a back-up option, so that the team can utilize him on crucial points of the tournament.
He can be a backup player: Rayudu
“I think, at best, he can be a backup player in the squad, also mentoring a few youngsters because he's been with the setup for a while. He can be retained because he's not on a very, very high price tag. And if he's motivated enough, he can always add value whenever somebody's not doing well,” Ambati Rayadu said.
Rahane's captaincy in doubt after the IPL 2026 disaster
For the captaincy role, Rayadu suggests that the management appoint someone who can serve the team for a long time and can secure at least two more trophies in the next five years. For the former cricketer, now a cricket expert, Ajinkya Rahane is about to lose his leadership role in the team ahead of the next season.
Ajinkya Rahane, 37, the opener of KKR, finished his IPL 2026 journey, scoring 335 runs in 14 innings with a batting average of 25.76 and a strike rate of 135.08. In those 14 innings, he claimed a couple of half-centuries only.
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