‘Worth fighting for’: Krunal’s painful scar photo goes viral after RCB-MI thriller

NEW DELHI: Krunal Pandya summed up his bruising conflict against Mumbai Indians with an affectional Instagram communicative aft powering Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a thrilling last-ball triumph successful IPL 2026.“Some scars are impervious that it was worthy warring for,” Krunal wrote alongside a representation showing a monolithic scar suffered during his match-winning sound successful Raipur connected Sunday night.The all-rounder battled terrible cramps and carnal symptom during a sensational 73 disconnected 46 balls, an innings that rescued RCB from heavy occupation during their pursuit of 167. At 1 stage, the defending champions were reeling astatine 39/3 earlier Krunal stitched unneurotic important partnerships with Jacob Bethell and Jitesh Sharma to revive the innings.

Despite struggling to determination freely towards the extremity of his knock, Krunal continued taking connected the bowlers and smashed 5 sixes and 4 boundaries connected a hard surface.‘I emotion pugnacious situations’After the match, Krunal admitted helium thrives nether unit and enjoys taking work successful crunch moments.“I evidently emotion pugnacious situations and I ever hole and look guardant to those,” Krunal said astatine the post-match presentation.“I evidently wanted to decorativeness the crippled but I was not capable to bash it.

The changeable that Bhuvi played was the changeable of the match.”The RCB prima besides revealed the grade of the cramps helium suffered during the chase.“It started from calf, went to glutes and went to my back. So I was cramping a lot. I don’t usually bat truthful long,” helium said.

Emotional reunion with Mumbai IndiansKrunal, who spent six seasons with MI alongside member Hardik Pandya, besides spoke emotionally astir facing his erstwhile franchise and praised MI batting manager Kieron Pollard.“Polly is my large brother. I had my champion six years astatine MI. Kieron Pollard and Pandya brothers were the motor room,” helium said.Former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher aboriginal described Krunal arsenic a “street fighter”, saying the all-rounder refused to spell down contempt hardly being capable to stand.RCB yet sealed a melodramatic two-wicket triumph acknowledgment to a precocious six from

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

, a effect that lifted them to the apical of the IPL standings portion knocking MI retired of the playoff race.