🏏IPL 2026: KKR vs RR, 28th Match, at Eden Gardens🏏 - Page 30

Riyan Parag: "We assessed it was a 170 wicket. So we were dead under par. It was our game. No excuses there. We can't be dropping catches. We can't be bowling lines that favour the batsmen. There was a lot of spin on the wicket. The way Jaddu, Bishi and Punja bowled, I thought the way forward was spin [and hence he bowled an over]. Brijesh was almost there to bowl the 14th and the 16th [overs] as well. But they lost wickets and there were left-handers. So I bowled... Once Bishnoi's over was done, I felt spinners might go [for runs] here given the left-handers. I feel the game plan was there. It was a 170 wicket... we tried giving ourselves time, but it didn't come off. I felt Punja bowled really well. There were a few nerves in his first over."

Riyan Parag: "We assessed it was a 170 wicket. So we were dead under par. It was our game. No excuses there. We can't be dropping catches. We can't be bowling lines that favour the batsmen. There was a lot of spin on the wicket. The way Jaddu, Bishi and Punja bowled, I thought the way forward was spin [and hence he bowled an over]. Brijesh was almost there to bowl the 14th and the 16th [overs] as well. But they lost wickets and there were left-handers. So I bowled... Once Bishnoi's over was done, I felt spinners might go [for runs] here given the left-handers. I feel the game plan was there. It was a 170 wicket... we tried giving ourselves time, but it didn't come off. I felt Punja bowled really well. There were a few nerves in his first over."

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

For the time I didn’t pick a single KKR player and they won! It was me, I was the problem

You know what to do for rest of the matches

Rinku Singh: "When runs don't come, you start thinking. It was not that I was hesitating in hitting my shots. The mindset was to take it till the end. You play those shots [when he was dropped off a no-look slog] when your mind isn't working. God helped me. It was a very good innings for my confidence. The win will give us a lot of confidence. We'll look to carry this momentum forward."

7.17pm Rinku was dropped on 8 when Burger spilled a sitter. At that stage, KKR were 73 for 5 in 11 overs. They needed another 83 runs off 54 balls, with an out-of-form Rinku in the middle. But what a role luck plays in sport! Rinku ended up unbeaten on 53 off 34 deliveries, and added a match-turning 76 for the seventh wicket with Anukul, whose big hits may be forgotten amid Rinku's more impactful knock.

Rinku Singh: Sometimes it happens like that when a few things don’t go your way, so you feel that intensity. But it wasn’t like I was hesitating or unsure about playing my shots. My mindset was to take the game till the end because I had conversations with the coach and also with my batting partner. The idea was to take it deep since the match was in a tricky situation. That’s what happens sometimes, sir. In that moment, the mind doesn’t work properly and you end up playing such shots. But thankfully, luck was on my side and we eventually won the match. Yes sir, that was in my mind as well. I had played quite a few innings and was waiting for a big one. This was a very good innings for me and also very important for my confidence. There’s nothing like a fixed position for me. I can bat at number five, lower down the order, or even at number four. Wherever the team needs me, I’m ready to bat in that position. This will give us a lot of confidence because this is our first win of the season. From here, we will carry this momentum forward.

Varun potm

Rinku potm nahi so varun it is

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

For the time I didn’t pick a single KKR player and they won! It was me, I was the problem

Wildy, aaj se aap koi bhi KKR ko pick mat kijiye. Lose your points for the greater good

Rinku plz be consistent now

KKR needs this rinku