Ajinkya Rahane News

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a disappointing IPL 2025 season under Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy, finishing eighth with just five wins in 14 matches and failing to qualify for the playoffs.   After their ordinary performance in IPL 2025, the three-times champions KKR are expected to make strategic realignments before the next season. The Kolkata-based franchise are likely to release several under-performing players to increase their purse before the IPL 2026 auction and buy some impactful performers for the next season.  Here's list of players whom KKR might release to increase IPL 2026 auction purse: 

Currently, a player who has participated in at least 10 first-class matches can apply to become a state selector. Ajinkya Rahane has been a vital figure in Indian cricket, representing the country in 85 Tests and accumulating 5077 runs with 12 centuries and 26 half-centuries. Ajit Agarkar is currently the head coach.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a disappointing IPL 2025 season under Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy, finishing eighth with just five wins in 14 matches and failing to qualify for the playoffs. After their ordinary performance in IPL 2025, the three-times champions KKR are expected to make strategic realignments before the next season. The Kolkata-based franchise are likely to release several under-performing players to increase their purse before the IPL 2026 auction and buy some impactful performers for the next season. Here's list of players whom KKR might release before IPL 2026 auction:

Ahead of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season, Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw has once again found himself at the center of controversy. During a three-day practice match between Mumbai and Maharashtra at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, Shaw now representing Maharashtra was involved in an on-field altercation with his former teammates, overshadowing his remarkable batting performance. Scroll down to check top controversies of Prithvi Shaw:

As India has announced the squad for the Asia Cup 2025, Ajinkya Rahane has named his best playing XI for the tournament. 

As Ajinkya Rahane stepped down from captaincy, Shardul Thakur is set to lead Mumbai in the 2025-26 season. 

When it comes to cricket, partnerships often define the outcome of a match. For India, some legendary batting pairs have consistently stood tall, guiding the team to victories across formats. A look at the numbers highlights which duos have contributed the highest percentage of runs in India’s wins.

Rahane has featured in 85 Test matches for India, amassing 5077 runs in the format. He is hopeful for making an Indian comeback. Rahane also has leadership credentials to his name, having captained India in six Tests.

Lord’s, known as the “Home of Cricket,” holds a special place in cricketing history, and only a select few Indian players have managed to score a Test century on its iconic turf.   

Rishabh Pant has produced an impressive performance with the bat in the ongoing first Test of the five-match series between India and England at Headingley, Leeds. Pant, who had scored a fluent 134 in the first innings, followed it up with another fantastic century in the second innings, scoring 118 off 140 on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test. With this, the 27-year-old Pant became the seventh Indian batter to score centuries in both innings of a Test match. Here's list of Indian batters with centuries in both innings of a Test match:

The Shubman Gill-led Indian cricket team will start a new era in Tests with a five-match series in England, starting June 20, 2025 in Headingley, Leeds. All eyes will be on batters, who have big shoes to fill after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. In the challenging conditions of England, the performance of batters can dictate the success of the Indian team on the tour. Ahead of the much-anticipated tour, let's take a look at top 10 batters, who have scored most Test runs for India in England.

Defending 200+ totals is not very easy in the modern T20 era of cricket, where youngsters show full potential, but here are 5 captains who never lost while defending a 200+ totals in Indian Premier League (IPL). 

KKR vs CSK IPL 2025: Get Dream11 predictions, playing XIs, impact player picks, match details, and expert analysis for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings

KKR vs CSK IPL 2025, Match 57 Highlights: Chennai Super Kings won the last over thriller by 2 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders. 

KKR vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders VS Rajasthan Royals), IPL 2025 Match 53 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a thrilling one run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of the IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday to keep their play-off qualification hopes alive in the tournament. 

DC vs KKR (Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders), IPL 2025 Match 48 Highlights: Veteran off-spinner Sunil Narine picked three crucial wickets at key moments of the game as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs in the 48th match of the IPL 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Tuesday to keep their playoff hopes alive in the tournament.   

KKR vs PBKS (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings) IPL 2025 Match 44 Highlights: Punjab Kings and hosts Kolkata Knight Riders shared one points each after their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match at Eden Gardens was called off due to thunderstorm and incessant rain in Kolkata on Saturday.     

KKR’s IPL 2025 campaign is crumbling, is it the absence of Shreyas Iyer and Gautam Gambhir that's affecting them? Scroll down to find out what could be the reason for KKR's downfall this season.

KKR VS GT (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans) IPL 2025 Match 39 Highlights: Skipper Shubman Gill's elegant fifty was complemented well by a disciplined bowling effort as Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs in the 39th match of the IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Monday.     

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane takes responsibility for his dismissal in their 16-run loss to PBKS, highlighting batting failures despite strong bowling efforts.