Irfan blasts Rahane over Varun powerplay call

Irfan Pathan blasted Ajinkya Rahane for mismanaging Varun Chakravarthy in Kolkata Knight Riders' loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 6 at Eden Gardens. He said Varun should never have been used in the powerplay against Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. I told you so energy. KKR need their match winner back, fast.

Quick rundown

Pathan felt Varun Chakravarthy was used too early in the powerplay.
Rahane’s captaincy decisions were said to affect Varun’s rhythm.
Varun has struggled for wickets and leaked runs in IPL 2026 so far.
KKR have lost both of their opening matches this season.
The next chance to bounce back comes against Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens.

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Indian Premier League
Pakistan Super League
South Africa Women tour of New Zealand
County Championship Division Two