Kolkata Knight Riders in action for IPL 2025© AFP
The controversy of the Eden Gardens field again made a return after Kolkata Knight Riders lost his 2025 IPL match against Lucknow’s Super Giants in Kolkata on Tuesday. It was KKR’s second defeat on the scene in three games. By hunning a gigantic target of 238, KKR felt 4 points short to compete in their third defeat of this year’s competition. KKR captain, Ajinkya Rahane, had previously expressed his frustration in the face of “lack of advantages at home” and even referred to a possible rift with chief commissioner Sujan Mukherjee. After the loss, a report by the Bengali Sangbad Practinian newspaper revealed a sarcastic conversation between a KKR official and a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). The KKR official suggested that CAB was happy that the team lost their match and even suggested that the curator received the match of the match man.
Earlier, Rahane took a veiled attack on the curator Sujan Mukherjee who had previously declared that he does not lend any request from the team at home.
“Jo Hamare Curator Hai, Unko Bahut Advertising Mila. I think it is satisfied with this advertisement. Home advantage Ke Baare Mein Aapko Jo Likhna Hai, Aap Likh Sakto, Jo Laga. (Our curator has a lot of advertising. I think he is satisfied with this advertisement. You can write everything you feel for the advantage of the house). “If I worry, I would probably transmit it to IPL rather than talk about it here.” Several franchises of this season have expressed concerns about the absence of a typical “house” advantage, Lucknow super-managers joining KKR and Chennai Super Kings by expressing the frustration of height conditions.
Even LSG’s mentor, Zaheer Khan, in a lighter vein, joked after their match against the kings of Punjab that it seemed that “the curator of Punjab (Kings)” had prepared the Ekana counter “. As for his own game and the possibility of a return from India, Rahane preferred to remain founded.
“I really appreciate my cricket at the moment, first playing for KKR and playing Eden. For me, it’s about staying in the moment, enjoying my cricket, enjoying my stick, and that’s it.
“I don’t want to think too much in front of it,” said the 36 -year -old player, who played for the last time for India in 2023.
(With PTI entries)
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