IPL 2025 KKR vs RR | Rahane has shown improvement over the last few days: Powell – The Hindu

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Updated – May 04, 2025 12:01 am IST – KOLKATA
Rahane. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Rovman Powell said there was a good chance that captain and the side’s leading run-scorer Ajinkya Rahane would play in the IPL fixture against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
“He (Rahane) has shown improvement over the last few days. He has started batting; that is a good sign. It’s important for us to have him. Credit to the medical staff; they are working extremely hard to ensure he is available for tomorrow’s (Sunday’s) match,” said Powell.
As KKR’s “destiny is still in our own hands,” Powell said his team would like to carry forward the momentum it gathered from its win over Delhi Capitals.
“It’s for us to take one match at a time. We have to try our best to dissect them (RR) and do our best.”
Taking a cue from Mumbai Indians’ tactics to dismiss Vaibhav Suryavanshi cheaply, Powell said KKR would work similarly against the promising RR teenager.
Royals bowling coach Shane Bond spoke about the side’s homework. “We’ve gone through their batters and there are some patterns in the way we want to attack them. We’ve still got to be good enough to do that, especially in hot conditions,” said Bond.
“Regardless of whether you’re in the competition or not, you’ve got the RR badge on your chest… so that energy and intensity are expected from the players regardless of the points table,” said Bond.
Published – May 03, 2025 11:59 pm IST
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