The match is not affected due to rain, so the BCCI has added some new rules for the remaining matches of IPL 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders are unhappy with this, they have also expressed their displeasure by writing a letter to the BCCI in this regard. The team believes that if this rule had been implemented earlier, their match against RCB would not have been canceled on 17 May. Let us tell you that due to the cancellation of this match, KKR was out of the playoff race.

For the remaining 9 league matches of IPL 2025, the BCCI had made a change in the playing condition, which began with the CSK vs Rajasthan Royals match on Tuesday. Under this, additional 60 minutes have been given to complete the match now. Kolkata Knight Riders wrote a letter to the BCCI, raising questions about increasing the match duration.

According to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, in the email sent to the franchise on Tuesday, the Chief Operating Officer of the IPL Hemang Amin said, “The decision to give additional minutes was taken because many matches are at risk of being affected by many matches due to early monsoon.

KKR Chief Executive Officer Venki Mysore questioned the time of the verdict and asked if the RCB vs KKR match could be amended in Bengaluru after the resumption of the IPL on 17 May, which was canceled due to rain. Mysore said in its email, “Although these mid-seas changes in the rules may be necessary under the circumstances, more stability can be expected in the way such changes to implement such changes.”

The IPL 2025 event was postponed on 8 May amidst India Pakistan tension, after which it was resumed from 17 May. The first match was RCB vs KKR in Bengaluru. To give a tribute to Virat Kohli, the fans had arrived here in the white jersey but a ball could not be bowled due to rain.

From 8.30 pm, the over started decreasing and the cut-off time was 10.56 pm, but due to continuous drizzle, the match was canceled at 10.26 pm. The teams got one point each, and became the fourth team to be out of the KKR playoff race. But if KKR won the match, it would remain in the race.

We are saddened by being out of IPL race

Mysore said that if an additional two hours were available in that match, then there could have been a possibility of 5-5 overs. He said that when the IPL 2025 resumed, it was clear that the first match of KKR vs RCB on 17 May could be interrupted due to rain in Bengaluru. Rain was forecast.

“The cancellation of this match eliminated the possibility of KKR reaching the playoffs. Such ad hoc decisions and inconsistency of implementing them are not appropriate for this level tournament. I am sure you also understand why we are sad.”

Teams out of IPL 2025 playoff race

1. Chennai Super Kings
2. Rajasthan Royals
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad
4. Kolkata Knight Riders
5. Lucknow Super Giants

Teams qualified in IPL 2025 playoffs

1. Gujarat Titans
2. Royal Challengers Bangalore
3. Punjab kings

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Abhishek nayar kkr ipl 2025: Abhishek Nair has once again joined Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR has shared a post on social media about Nair between IPL 2025. Recently there was news about Nair that he has been removed from the post of Assistant Coach by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. But the BCCI did not give a statement on this. However, Abhishek Nair has now joined KKR.

KKR shared the post on X on Saturday evening. The team said that Abhishek Nair has returned. He shared Nair’s photo and wrote in the caption, “Welcome home Abhishek Nair” he has been a part of the Kolkata team before. Abhishek Nair was with KKR from 2018 to 2024. He was working as an assistant coach. KKR won the IPL title in 2024. Nair was considered an important role in this.

Welcome back home, @abhisheknayar1 pic.twitter.com/iwjqtnawxa

– kolkataknightriders (@kkriders) April 19, 2025

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When Ajinkya Rahane and Angris Raghuvanshi were at the crease, Kolkata Knight Riders had a score of 62/2 and to win was needed 50 runs in 75 balls. Who could say that Punjab Kings will still defend this score. In this exciting match on Tuesday, Kolkata’s last 8 batsmen were dismissed within 33 runs and Punjab won the match by 16 runs. This is the smallest score in IPL history, which has been defended by a team. Disappointed with this defeat, a video of KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane is going viral, in which he is speaking something to Shreyas Iyer in Marathi.

Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal in the 8th over, by then Kolkata’s possibility of victory was 98 percent. After this, Tu Chal Main Aa Aaye Wali Chawla started and KKR batsmen collapsed like cards.

Ajinkya Rahane’s video viral

The viral video is after the match when the players of Punjab and Kolkata team were joining hands. When Rahane reached Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer, he said something in Marathi. It is clearly understanding in the video that he is saying that the work is not useless Batting Kelly (how much we have batted).

Was watching the #Pbksvkkr Game and Caught this funny bit as shreyas and rahane shok hands at the end. In a self-dePrecating way rahane appears to be saying to shreyas in Marathi: Kay waste wealth pic.twitter.com/bnkc7txgbu

– Nikhil Ghanekar (@nghanekar) April 15, 2025

After the match, Rahane took responsibility for the defeat and said that only after he was dismissed, the match started going to the other side. He said about the batting of the KKR team, “We really batted very poorly as a batting unit, the bowlers performed really well against Punjab’s strong batting line up. I felt that we were careless, we should take full responsibility as a unit.”

Eden gardens pitch for ipl 2025: Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane has not started well in IPL 2025. The first match he lost at his home ground (Eden Gardens). RCB defeated him by 7 wickets in this match. After this match, Ajinkya Rahane’s statement came that he would like to see the spin bowlers on the pitch. However, this indirect demand of KKR has been rejected by the pitch curator of Eden Gardens.

After the defeat of RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said in the press conference that he would like to see the spin bowlers getting help. He had said, “We would like to see the spin bowlers on the pitch getting help. But then I would say that this pitch had been covered for the last one and a half days. The two spinners we have are fantastic and are able to bowl on any wicket. I am confident that he is full of confidence.”

The pitch curator also refuses to change

Swelling Mukherjee has denied any change on the pitch, talking to Revspports. He said, “According to the Rule and Regulation of the IPL, the franchise has no control on the pitch. Ever since I am, the pitch here is like this. It was earlier also. Now things will not change and not in future either.”

Mukherjee also said that RCB spinners took 4 wickets in this match. Krunal Pandya took 3 wickets. Suyash Sharma also took the important wicket of Andre Russell.

Let us tell you that in this match, Krunal Pandya took 3 important wickets including Ajinkya Rahane. He also dismissed Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer. He was voted the best player of the match for this great performance.