Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ke liye IPL 2025 ka season ab survival mode mein hai. Team ke captain Ajinkya Rahane ne ek press conference mein apne vice captain Venkatesh Iyer ke performance par khulaasa kiya. Iyer ab tak ke pichhle chaar matches mein sirf 28 runs hi bana paaye hain, lekin Rahane ka kehna hai ki team unhe poori tarah support kar rahi hai.
“Har player ke career mein aisa phase aata hai jab wo apna best dene ki koshish karta hai, par performance nahi aa raha hota. Venkatesh ek quality player hai. Usne pehle franchise ke liye match-winning performances di hain,” Rahane ne kaha Star Sports Press Room mein.
Venkatesh Iyer iss season KKR ke sabse mehange khilaadi hain, jinke upar franchise ne Rs 23.75 crore ka investment kiya hai. Fans aur pundits dono unke form ko lekar sawal uthaa rahe hain, par Rahane ka maanna hai ki ek achhi innings sab kuch badal sakti hai.
“Mere nazariye se hum Venkatesh ko completely back kar rahe hain. Bas ek inning ki der hai. Mujhe lagta hai ki aane wale chaar matches mein wo zaroor kuch bada karenge,” Rahane ne bharosa jataya.
Team combinations ko lekar bhi Rahane ne khuli baat ki. Unhone accept kiya ki KKR ab tak ek successful opening pair finalize nahi kar paayi hai. Sunil Narine aur Quinton de Kock ke saath shuruaat ki gayi, lekin consistency ab tak missing rahi hai.
“Sunil Narine ne pehle ke seasons mein achha kiya hai. Is baar humne Quinny se shuruaat ki thi. Usne ek acchi knock kheli, par us momentum ko continue nahi kar paaya. T20 format mein aise errors hote hain, aur high-risk cricket mein yeh expect bhi kiya jata hai,” Rahane ne bataya.
KKR is waqt points table mein saatwein position par hai, aur unhe playoffs ke liye apne bache hue chaaron matches jeetne honge. Pressure high hai, lekin Rahane ka confidence apne players par ab bhi barkaraar hai.
