{"id":46151,"date":"2026-03-29T22:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46151"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:47:30","slug":"ipl-2026-mi-vs-kkr-live-rinku-singh-leads-kkr-as-ajinkya-rahane-walks-off-the-field-reason-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-mi-vs-kkr-live-rinku-singh-leads-kkr-as-ajinkya-rahane-walks-off-the-field-reason-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 MI vs KKR Live: Rinku Singh leads KKR as Ajinkya Rahane walks off the field \u2013 Reason explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"345\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kolkata Knight Riders<\/span><\/span> were forced into a sudden on-field change as skipper <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ajinkya Rahane<\/span><\/span> walked off during the powerplay, handing over captaincy duties to <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rinku Singh<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"619\">Rahane, who was looking in good touch early on, went down on the field before calling for medical assistance. While it initially appeared to be cramps, the situation looked slightly more serious as he required support while leaving the field and was seen walking gingerly.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"kt7von\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"660\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"660\">Why did Rahane leave the field?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"752\">Although an official confirmation is still awaited, the incident is most likely linked to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"1027\">\n<li data-section-id=\"sh64ur\" data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"852\"><strong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"781\">Cramps or dehydration<\/strong> due to humid conditions at the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wankhede Stadium<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1y4gtlb\" data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"951\">Possible <strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"894\">muscle tightness or strain<\/strong> (hamstring\/calf), given his movement while walking off<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"bw4rh\" data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1027\">A <strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"978\">precautionary call<\/strong> by the team management early in the tournament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"10ydaxx\" data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1055\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1055\">What happens next?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1283\">With Rahane off the field, Rinku Singh has taken charge of KKR on the field. If the issue is limited to cramps, Rahane could return later in the match. However, if it is a muscle strain, KKR may choose not to risk him further.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"p8ia8i\" data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1311\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1311\">Impact on the game<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1491\">This development comes at a crucial moment, especially after KKR\u2019s strong start in the powerplay. Rahane\u2019s absence could affect both leadership and stability in the middle overs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1588\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">For now, all eyes remain on the KKR dugout for an official update on their captain\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders were forced into a sudden on-field change as skipper Ajinkya Rahane walked off during the powerplay, handing\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":[],"class_list":["post-46151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46151","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=46151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46153,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46151\/revisions\/46153"}],"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=46151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}