Rahane says injury not a worry

Rahane will be assessed by KKR medical staff on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury

HYDERABAD: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane, who left the field against Delhi Capitals with an injured right hand on Tuesday night in Delhi, said it was not bad and should be okay.

“I’ll be okay. I’ll be fine.” Rahane will be assessed by KKR medical staff on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury.

Reflecting on the win against Delhi in a post-match briefing, Rahane said that Narine’s final two overs – in which he dismissed Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs and du Plessis – were decisive.

“204 on that wicket were good, but I thought we were 15 runs short, frankly. We were going really well as a batting unit. But again, you’re chasing 204, you know, as a fielding team, you are one or two wickets away, and that’s what happened,” he said.

Currently, KKR is seventh on points table with nine points from the 10 games but Rahane said his team could take confidence from the memory of their late run to the play-offs in 2021.

“That’s always been the talk when we are not doing well,” he said. “But again, it’s in the past. For us, what’s important is staying in the moment, taking confidence from this game and moving forward,” he said.