After yesterday's match, the colorful Marathi dialogue between Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer has become a hot topic on social media. The captains of both the Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are from Mumbai. Also, Ajinkya Rahane can speak Marathi quite well. Kolkata suffered a surprising defeat in this match. After this, both the teams came out on the field to shake hands.
At that time, Ajinkya Rahane came in front of Shreyas Iyer with a smile and said, "What a waste of batting we did." This conversation between them was captured on a camera on the field. After that, the video of their conversation is going viral on social media. Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane are very good friends. Both of them have played matches together for Mumbai's domestic team. Not only that, both of them are Mumbaikars. Therefore, the two are often seen communicating in Marathi. Similarly, this conversation of theirs has also gained momentum on social media.
Ajinkya Rahane takes responsibility for Kolkata's defeat
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has taken responsibility for Kolkata's defeat in yesterday's match. He himself has admitted it. Giving his reaction after the match, Rahane said, "I made a mistake. I take responsibility for the team's defeat, I hit the wrong shot. There were many things going on in my head. I didn't want to take any risks. Our batting was very poor. Even though the wicket was not easy, we couldn't face 111 runs. The bowlers played very well. But we showed some irresponsibility. I am very disappointed about that right now."
Punjab's successful defense for a low score
Yesterday, during the match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab team was all out in just 15.3 overs and they scored only 111 runs, challenging Kolkata for only 112 runs. Prabhsimran scored the highest 30 runs for Punjab, while Priyansh Arya scored 22 runs. In yesterday's match, Punjab bowlers did such a spin that Kolkata was bowled out for just 96 runs. Despite scoring the lowest score, Punjab bowled Kolkata openers. Punjab Kings also set a record for successfully defending the smallest target in IPL.
Ajinkya Rahane's 'that' mistake cost him dearly
While Punjab were chasing the runs given, Kolkata witnessed a half-century partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi. When Chahal bowled in the 8th over, Ajinkya Rahane was trying to sweep. At that time, his mistake cost the team dearly. Because at that time the ball hit his pad, it seemed that he was out. However, when the replay was seen, the impact of the ball bowled to Rahane was outside the off stump. He decided to go back without taking DRS. Rahane's wicket was very dangerous for the team because the entire team was immediately bowled out for 95 runs.