Rahane and KKR, two different legacies, joined one path and have failed to build their own story, with five straight losses and one no result. KKR is standing on the verge of disqualification soon. Batting first, KKR failed to hit the right shots, and they got all out, scoring 180 runs in 20 overs.
Not to take many positive sides from it, but the innings of 79 runs by Green in just 55 balls is one of the angles that the management can take as a positive point from the match. This year, as a team, KKR failed, but it is not because of bowling.
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With full fire powers, the team as a batting unit was expected to do wonders, but the purple and gold brigade has failed to make it possible, and the KKR bowling unit has just one capped fast bowler. In these cases, batting needs to work.
What had Rahane said after the match?
Despite losing the game, Rahane tried to find positives from the team’s performance, and he praised the team, saying, “It’s never easy immediately after losing the game and coming and talking about the game. I thought I just wanted to talk about the positives, especially the way we started two-three wickets down.”
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Adding to that, he also said, “In Cameron Green's innings, he was under pressure, but the kind of counter-attack he did had a positive impact. What he made was amazing to see, going after their bowlers. As you mentioned some time back, 147 for four, and from there, around 180 was slightly difficult from a batting unit, but credit to all our bowlers, the way they bowled, taking the game till the last over.”
Update on Cameron Green
Rahane gave the update on Cameron Green, saying his limited involvement with the ball was due to physical discomfort rather than a tactical decision. He was dealing with cramps during the match, which also caused him to move in and out of the field at different stages. As a result, he wasn’t fit enough to bowl on the night despite his strong batting display.
