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KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane made a sarcastic remark involving Cricket Australia aft Kolkata Knight Riders mislaid their IPL 2026 opener to Mumbai Indians astatine the Wankhede Stadium connected Sunday.KKR went down by six wickets arsenic Mumbai chased 221, with Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton starring the effort.After the match, Rahane was asked wherefore Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was not utilized with the shot contempt KKR struggling to interruption the concern successful the mediate overs. Green, the costliest overseas subordinate successful IPL history, did not vessel successful the match."Hopefully Green starts to vessel soon, and the operation volition beryllium somewhat different. We batted truly good but uncovering that equilibrium with the shot is truly important," Rahane said aft the match.
When erstwhile West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop asked wherefore Green did not bowl, Rahane responded with a smile. "The question you request to inquire Cricket Australia," helium said, starring to a little intermission successful the discussion. Bishop replied, "Oh! We’ll permission it astatine that."Rahane besides spoke astir leaving the tract during the 2nd innings owed to cramps. “Feeling okay, conscionable a batch of cramps done my calf, some the calves actually. Hopefully, I’ll beryllium okay,” helium said.
On the game, Rahane said KKR’s bowlers had a hard outing. “It was truly tough. I thought 220-225 was a bully total. We batted well, but our inexperienced bowling onslaught volition learn. Playing against Mumbai Indians’ beardown batting lineup is ever a challenge. It’s a learning for us.”Mumbai Indians ended a agelong hold for a winning commencement to an IPL season, beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets successful a pursuit of 221 runs astatine Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium connected Sunday.Mumbai had not won their opening lucifer of an IPL play since 2012, but they broke that tally with a palmy pursuit astatine location and they bash it by pulling disconnected their biggest pursuit successful IPL history.The erstwhile highest for MI was 219 runs against CSK astatine Delhi successful 2021.Openers Rohit Sharma (78 disconnected 38) and Ryan Rickelton (81 disconnected 43) acceptable up the pursuit with half-centuries, giving the squad a beardown start. The batters who followed kept the scoring going arsenic Mumbai completed the chase.The past clip Mumbai had won their opening crippled was successful 2012 against Chennai Super Kings.Earlier, KKR posted 220 for 4 aft half-centuries from skipper Ajinkya Rahane (67) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (51).
