At Home, You Should...: Ajinkya Rahane Takes SUBTLE Dig At Eden Gardens Pitch Curator Before KKR Vs SRH Match
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are currently taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an electrifying encounter at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Before the match started there was a lot of controversy surrounding the pitch at Eden Gardens. Earlier, it was reported that pitch curator Sujan Mukhejee had refused to provide the type of pitch that the KKR management and AJinkya Rahane demanded in the opening match vs RCB which made them unhappy. However, in the second match, the pitch has looked like a completely different surface, which is much drier and suited to spinners.
At the toss before the KKR vs SRH game, captain Ajinkya Rahane was asked whether he was happy with the pitch. Taking a dig at the pitch curator, Rahane said that home teams should get what they want. He expressed his happiness with the pitch, saying that it will suit their spinners. KKR have brought in three spinners into their lineup in the form of Moeen Ali, Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine.
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"Looks good, I'm really happy with the pitch, we were also bowling first. It will suit our spinners. At home, you should get what you want, but we'll need to assess the situation quickly with the bat," Rahane said.
Angkrish Raguvnashi, Venkatesh Iyer Slam Half-Centuries For KKR
SRH got off to a great start as captain Pat Cummins took the wicket of Quinton de Kock in the 2nd over of the innings. In the very next over, Mohammed Shami took the wicket of Sunil Narine. After these two early wickets Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi got KKR back into the game with a half-century partnership for the fourth wicket. Rahane departed after scoring 38. Raghuvanshi then went on to slam a half-century, departing to Kamindu Mendis immediately after.
After that Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer went on to stitch a fifty-run stand, bringing KKR back to the game. Iyer went on to slam his first fifty of the campaign.The Knight Riders went on to post 200/6 at the end of the innings
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