Ajinkya Rahane

89 articles tagged with "Ajinkya Rahane"

Aug 30, 2026

Mumbai now pays its men and women the same retainer, and the BCCI’s own gap is tenfold

The MCA is the first state association in India to hand annual contracts to both its men’s and women’s players at identical rates, which is one thing...

Aug 8, 2026

Everyone knows where Hardik Pandya is going next, and nobody actually does

Five franchises are said to be circling, Chennai are said to have offered a swap, and Mumbai Indians say nothing is happening. On the evidence so far,...

Aug 7, 2026

Steve Waugh called five minutes after Rahane retired, and now he has a contract in Europe

Eight days after signing off from Indian cricket, Ajinkya Rahane has a new employer. Steve Waugh’s Amsterdam Flames have made him their marquee player...

Jul 31, 2026

Rahane’s retirement leaves KKR a captaincy call, and Rinku Singh is the frontrunner

Ajinkya Rahane’s retirement leaves Kolkata Knight Riders hunting a captain for IPL 2027 with one season left in the current cycle. Rinku Singh is the...

Jul 30, 2026

Rahane signs off at 38, three years after his last Test for India

Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday, closing a 12-year international career and an IPL run that ran from 200...

Jul 23, 2026

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur: pitch report, records and stats

Jaipur’s IPL first-innings average has gone from 142 in 2011 to 225 in 2026, and the chase wins two matches in three. Here is the pitch report and the...

May 24, 2026

Rahul 60, Kuldeep three for 29: Delhi close IPL 2026 league phase with a 40-run win at Eden Gardens

KL Rahul’s 30-ball 60 and three-wicket hauls from Kuldeep Yadav and Lungi Ngidi powered Delhi Capitals to a 40-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in t...

May 20, 2026

KKR’s playoff door is one Mumbai-shaped loss from closing at Eden Gardens

KKR enter their home game against an already-eliminated Mumbai Indians on 11 points, with a defeat ending their season and a win still needing PBKS to...

May 16, 2026

Eden Gardens hosts KKR’s must-win against an in-form Gujarat one win from sealing the playoffs

Match 60 of IPL 2026 sets a five-match-winning Gujarat Titans against an eighth-placed Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, with Shubman Gill’s side...

May 14, 2026

Pujara’s blunt verdict on KKR’s playoff hopes is just the math catching up to a two-year drift

After the Raipur defeat, Cheteshwar Pujara called KKR’s playoffs chances ‘very slim’, and the arithmetic, plus a second straight title defence going s...

May 13, 2026

Harsh Goenka’s four-captains tweet has IPL 2026’s captaincy carousel turning early

The LSG owner’s brother says at least four IPL captains will not lead their teams next season, with a couple potentially gone before this campaign eve...

May 13, 2026

Chakaravarthy walks with a crutch and brace as KKR sweat on their must-win at Raipur

The mystery spinner picked up the issue against SRH, aggravated it against DC and is now a serious doubt for KKR’s must-win against RCB. Shane Watson...

$Mathematically alive is not the same as realistically in: KKR’s IPL 2026 playoff path$

May 6, 2026

Mathematically alive is not the same as realistically in: KKR’s IPL 2026 playoff path

Seven points from nine, an NRR of -0.539 and five fixtures left, including a trip to RCB. KKR can still reach the IPL 2026 playoffs, but the math is b...

May 3, 2026

Spin twins seal it: KKR end SRH’s five-match streak with seven-wicket win at Uppal

Travis Head’s blitz had Hyderabad humming at 105 for two inside nine overs, then Varun Chakravarthy’s 3 for 36 triggered a 9-for-60 collapse, Sunil Na...

May 2, 2026

Cummins’ SRH host a resurgent KKR at Uppal with both sides on different curves

Pat Cummins’s third-placed SRH meet Ajinkya Rahane’s eighth-placed KKR in IPL 2026 match 45 at Hyderabad on Sunday, with the hosts riding five straigh...

Apr 26, 2026

Bottom and second-bottom meet at Ekana as LSG host KKR with playoff hopes already paper-thin

Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders walk into Sunday’s evening match with seven points between them. One of them will leave with the season...

Apr 20, 2026

Chakravarthy three-for and Rinku fifty hand KKR their first win of IPL 2026 over Rajasthan

Varun Chakravarthy took 3 for 14 and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 53 carried KKR to a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, ending a run of...

Apr 19, 2026

Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 53 ends KKR’s long wait as Knight Riders edge past Rajasthan at Eden Gardens

Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 53 and a game-changing spin squeeze from Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine got Kolkata Knight Riders across the line with tw...

Apr 17, 2026

Gujarat Titans host winless KKR in Ahmedabad with pressure building on both sides

Gujarat Titans take on Kolkata Knight Riders in match 25 of IPL 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium tonight, with the hosts looking to build momentum an...

Apr 17, 2026

Five matches, zero wins and no answers: KKR’s 2024 title hangover shows no sign of lifting

Kolkata Knight Riders are bottom of the IPL 2026 table without a single win from five matches, and the problems run so deep that a coaching staff resh...

Apr 9, 2026

Mukul Choudhary’s late assault lifts Lucknow past winless KKR at Eden Gardens

Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a remarkable chase at Eden Gardens on Thursday, beating Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets after Mukul Choudhary s...

Apr 9, 2026

Cameron Green cleared to bowl as KKR seek first win of IPL 2026 against LSG

Cameron Green is expected to bowl for Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time in IPL 2026 when they host Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens on Thur...

Apr 9, 2026

Winless KKR host in-form Lucknow at Eden Gardens with pressure piling up on Rahane

Kolkata Knight Riders return to Eden Gardens still searching for their first win of IPL 2026 as Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants arrive on the back...

Apr 6, 2026

Rain washes out KKR vs PBKS at Eden Gardens as Kolkata open their account in IPL 2026

A Kalbaisakhi storm swept through Eden Gardens on Monday evening and forced the IPL 2026 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings to be ab...