Rahane takes responsibility for alarming KKR collpase and loss while also explaining why he did not review his dismissal.
Rahane takes responsibility for his side’s failure to chase down 112 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mullanpur
Rahane claimed that his batters were pretty careless with their shots in pursuing a goal that was “pretty chaseable” after KKR was bowled out for 95 in 15.1 overs.
When Rahane addressed the host broadcasters, it was clear that he was in pain. Rahane, who is always composed, even said that he needed to be “really calm” when discussing the 16-run defeat with his teammates.
“Nothing to expect. You all saw what happened there. Pretty disappointed with the effort,” Rahane said immediately after the match. “I’ll take the blame. As the captain of the team, I played the wrong shot even though it [the ball] was missing [the stumps]. But again, it started from there.
“We batted really badly as a batting unit, and we take full responsibility as a batting unit. I thought bowlers did really well on the surface, restricting a strong Punjab batting line-up to 111.”
Later, at the post-match press conference, Rahane said, “It’s not like Punjab bowled very well. I think we played bad cricket as a batting unit. I take this responsibility as a captain that we couldn’t chase this down. But individually, I’m sure, all the players, especially the batters, will think about their own game and improve in the upcoming matches.”
Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi anchored the ship with a 55-run third-wicket partnership after KKR lost two early wickets in the chase. After Raghuvanshi launched a counterattack and scored 37 runs off of 28 balls, the chase appeared to be easy. However, Yuzvendra Chahal’s lbw dismissal of Rahane altered the course of the match. He left without choosing to do the review. The contact occurred outside off-stump, according to replays.
“But generally, the batsmen in front of you, you think about what they say. The communication wasn’t that clear: ‘Maybe it could be the umpire’s call, maybe it could be hitting’. That’s why I didn’t take a review. But again, no complaints. Apart from that, we also were pretty bad as a batting unit. And that was the reason we lost today.”