3 min learnApr 18, 2026 04:38 PM IST
With Kolkata Knight Riders falling to their fifth defeat in 6 matches after dropping to Gujarat Titans on Friday, skipper Ajinkya Rahane mentioned that now they don’t have anything to lose and urged his workforce to play with freedom. “We’re considering one sport at a time. It’s powerful while you lose video games, however everyone seems to be attempting their finest. Nobody needs to lose any match — all of us need to win — however that’s what sport is all about… preserve your heads up. For us, it’s about going on the market, being constructive, and taking part in with freedom. We’ve received nothing to lose,” he mentioned to reporters after the match.
“Let me let you know one factor: everyone seems to be working actually onerous. For us, it’s all about taking part in for our followers and the individuals of Kolkata, and we’re attempting to do our greatest. After every sport, there’s dialogue about how we will enhance. Clearly, while you lose, you have a tendency to consider combos and the areas we will get higher at, so the dialogue is at all times on,” he added.
The skipper additionally lauded KKR’s Rs 25.2 crore acquisition Cameron Inexperienced who lastly got here good with the bat, slamming 79 runs off 55 balls.
“It’s by no means simple when issues usually are not going your method, and the braveness he confirmed was unbelievable. All credit score to him. Sure, as a batting workforce we have been enthusiastic about 200 on this wicket. It could have been difficult, however let’s not take something away from his innings. Attacking Rashid Khan and their quick bowlers, he was unbelievable tonight for us,” he mentioned.
The KKR skipper additionally admitted within the media interplay that there was a “little bit of dew” however he hailed their inexperienced bowlers for taking the match until the ultimate over.
“Particular point out to our bowling unit. It’s such an inexperienced assault with simply two seniors in Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, however the sort of enchancment they’ve proven, particularly within the final three video games, has been unbelievable,” mentioned Rahane.
“Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, and Anukul Roy have additionally been unbelievable, bowling powerful overs within the powerplay and choosing up wickets. Our assist workers is doing an important job of preserving the atmosphere actually good. It’s all about accepting, however we are going to preserve attempting our greatest,” he added.