In IPL 2025, while big names like Chennai Super Kings are struggling, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are also not different. In the match on Saturday, KKR suffered a sixth defeat of the season against the Gujarat Titans (GT), causing his playoff hopes to hang almost in the balance.
Ajinkya Rahane – team warrior alone
In this match, it was once again captain Ajinkya Rahane who took the team to a respectable score. He scored a brilliant half -century and stayed on the field. Rahane has so far scored 275 runs in 8 matches, including 3 half -centuries. He was bought by KKR for just Rs 1.5 crore, but in the performance he is proving to be the team’s most trusted batsman.
48.75 crore stars failed
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Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore) – a consecutive flop
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Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore) – out of form
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Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore) – Neither the bat affects the bat, nor the ball
Even after investing heavily on these players, KKR is not getting the Return on Investment (ROI). When players like Rahane try to take the team forward, then these expensive stars are not able to live up to expectations.
A huge decision made to leave Shreyas Iyer
It is also worth noting that KKR was released before this year’s mega auction by KKR, the champion of the previous season. Now Iyer is doing well for Punjab Kings and is proving money for the team.
Playoff hopes blurred
KKR will now have to win all the 6 matches to make a place in the playoffs, that too with a good net run rate. Looking at the current position of the team, it can be said that every next match for them will be like ‘do or die’.
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