New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane once again appeared disappointed with the Eden Gardens pitch. After the team’s second defeat on the home ground, the spinners were disappointed at not getting help from the pitch.
However, when the controversial issue of ‘benefits of domestic situation’ was raised, Rahane made his words carefully and said that any of his comments can give birth to ‘Bawal’. Rahane said after the match, “First of all I make it clear that there was no help for the spinners.”
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Super Giants scored 238 for three to stop KKR for 234 for seven wickets. Rahane’s decision to bowl first turned upside down as rival batsmen easily scored runs against KKR bowlers.
Rahane said, “It was a great wicket, we all saw, about 500 runs on this wicket, it was difficult for the bowlers, but he took advantage of the circumstances and made the boundary very well.”
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Asked about the benefits of domestic situation, Rahane said, ‘Look, there has been a lot of discussion about the wicket. So if I say something right now, there will be a ruckus.
Rahane attacked the curator Sujan Mukherjee indirectly, saying, ‘Those who are our curators have got a lot of publicity. I think they are happy with this promotion. What you want to write about domestic benefits, you can write, which felt. If I have any concern, I will probably tell the IPL instead of speaking it here…
Digvesh Rathi and Ravi Bishnoi’s super giants spin pair conceded a total of 80 runs in their eight overs, but managed to take two important wickets. The spin pair of Sunil Naren and Varun Chakraborty of KKR, however, got no wickets and passed the run at the rate of more than nine runs per over.
