'Agenda against me, they’re jealous’: Ajinkya Rahane's no-holds-barred swipe at critics
Ajinkya Rahane fiercely defended his batting and leadership after Kolkata Knight Riders' heavy defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad. He dismissed critics questioning his strike rate, claiming they have agendas and are jealous of his success. Despite KKR's collapse, Rahane insisted his intent was clear and backed his approach, remaining defiant amidst mounting pressure.
Ajinkya Rahane launched a fiery defence of his batting and leadership after Kolkata Knight Riders slumped to a crushing 65-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. Under scrutiny following a slow start to the season, Rahane did not hold back in the post-match press conference, taking aim at critics questioning his intent and strike rate. “My strike rate… I think I have one of the best strike-rates so far.
People who are talking about me are probably not watching the game or they have certain agendas,” Rahane said. “They don’t like me playing, they don’t like to watch me play. The amount of success I’ve had, I guess they are jealous of me.
” The veteran opener endured a tough outing, scoring just eight off 10 balls as KKR’s chase of 227 never got going. Despite a strong start from Finn Allen and a fluent half-century from Angkrish Raghuvanshi, KKR collapsed dramatically and were bowled out for 161 in just 16 overs. Rahane made 67 off 40 balls in KKR's opening match on March 29 when they lost by six wickets to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede.
Rahane also captained KKR last season. He had a strike rate of 147. 73 last season, scoring 390 runs from 13 matches and was kkr highest run scorer last season.