Why was Rahane not fielded at number 3 in the match against Kolkata?

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Tezzbuzz|18-04-2024

Latest News :- Why did Chennai's star player Ajinkya Rakhine not play as the third man during the match against Kolkata in the 22nd league match of the current IPL cricket series held at Chepakkam ground in Chennai? This question is being asked a lot among the fans.

According to this, in this match held yesterday, the Kolkata team, which came to play first, scored 137 runs after losing 9 wickets at the end of the stipulated 20 overs. Then the Chennai team, which came to play with the target of winning on the score of 138 runs, lost the first wicket for 27 runs.

Rachin's Ravindra Vaibhav Arora who had scored 15 runs in 8 balls lost the game.

While Rakhine was expected to move to the third position with Rudraraj Gaikwad, Darrell Mitchell replaced him as the third man.

Why was Darrell Mitchell brought in as the third player without Rahane? Is there any plan for this? Such questions arose among everyone. In such a situation, why did Ruduraj Raghana not come out to bat while talking about victory after this match? he also talked

According to Ruduraj Gaikwad: Rahane suffered a minor injury while fielding during this match. Because of this, as a precaution, he went out of the rest room instead of coming out to bat. And I had extra responsibility because he didn't play.

“I thought I should stand aside and play till the end, especially since the ground was a bit challenging,” Ruduraj Gaikwad said. In the end, Chennai team scored 141 runs losing 3 wickets in 17.4 overs and won by 7 wickets.

“I thought I should stand aside and play till the end, especially since the ground was a bit challenging,” Ruduraj Gaikwad said. In the end, Chennai team scored 141 runs losing 3 wickets in 17.4 overs and won by 7 wickets.

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