IPL 2026: Who is responsible for the fourth consecutive defeat? KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said after the match – changes have to be made

IPL 2026, CSK vs KKR: ipl 2026 The troubles of 3-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders are not showing signs of diminishing, yesterday KKR faced 5-time champion Chennai Super Kings. In this match, CSK defeated KKR by 32 runs. This is KKR’s fourth defeat after 5 matches this season.

Captain Ajinkya Rahane is continuously failing to lead his team to victory. After the fourth defeat of the season at the hands of CSK, captain Rahane told after the match where did the team go wrong?

What did Rahane say after the defeat?

After the defeat to CSK, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “I think we did very well in bowling. It was very good to score 190 runs on this wicket, especially the 70-plus runs they scored in the powerplay. After that, to reach 190 runs was a brilliant job by our bowling. Initially we were able to score only 36 or 37 runs in the powerplay. I think that was very important. In the middle overs. It was a bit challenging to hit the spinners, but apart from that the wicket was very good. We needed a batsman who could play till the end and then win the match in the end.”

What did Rahane say on the improvement in the team?

He said, “I think in terms of the combination, we thought the combination we had in the last match and this match was very good. I think the situation is a bit difficult at the moment. Yes, we are not winning the matches, it is difficult. It is important for all of us as a group to stay positive, keep the morale up, keep the courage and focus on the present. Yes, we have to sit in the dressing room and think about the combination. We have to make some changes.”

How was the CSK vs KKR match?

Batting first in this match, CSK scored 192 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. For CSK, Sanju Samson scored 48 runs, Dewald Brevis 41, Ayush Matre 38 and Sarfaraz Khan scored 23 runs.

In response to which KKR team was able to score only 160 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Ramandeep Singh played the highest innings of 35 runs for KKR. While bowling for CSK, Noor Ahmed took 3 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs.