{"id":46150,"date":"2026-03-29T22:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46150"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:43:42","slug":"ipl-2026-mi-vs-kkr-why-did-ajinkya-rahane-walked-off-the-field-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-mi-vs-kkr-why-did-ajinkya-rahane-walked-off-the-field-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 MI vs KKR: Why did Ajinkya Rahane walked off the field? Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ajinkya Rahane walking off the field during the powerplay raised immediate concern for Kolkata Knight Riders fans.<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What exactly happened?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rahane initially went down on the field appearing to suffer from <strong>cramps<\/strong>, but the situation looked more serious as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The physio rushed in immediately<\/li>\n<li>He required assistance while leaving the field<\/li>\n<li>He was seen <strong>walking gingerly<\/strong>, indicating discomfort beyond normal cramps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a result, Rinku Singh has taken over the captaincy duties temporarily.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Possible reasons behind Rahane\u2019s exit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While no official confirmation has been given yet, here are the most likely explanations:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. Severe cramps or dehydration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>High humidity at the Wankhede Stadium<\/li>\n<li>Intense running and early aggressive batting<\/li>\n<li>Could lead to muscle stiffness or cramping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2. Muscle strain (more likely)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The way he walked off suggests <strong>tightness in hamstring or calf<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Teams often take <strong>precautionary calls early in tournaments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>3. Workload management precaution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Given it\u2019s the first match, KKR may not risk aggravating a minor issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>What it means for KKR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership temporarily shifts to Rinku Singh<\/li>\n<li>Rahane\u2019s availability for the rest of the innings depends on medical assessment<\/li>\n<li>If it\u2019s just cramps, he could return later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Current situation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Not officially confirmed as a major injury yet<br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f Likely precautionary withdrawal<br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f KKR will wait for physio update before further call<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajinkya Rahane walking off the field during the powerplay raised immediate concern for Kolkata Knight Riders fans. What exactly happened?\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":46111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4057],"class_list":["post-46150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46152,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46150\/revisions\/46152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}