Ajinkya Rahane: Critics of my strike rate have a “certain agenda”
Updated On: 03 April, 2026 10:52 AM IST | Kolkata | PTI
They didn't expect that Ajinkya Dhane will basically improve his game this much. So I am happy they are talking about me, negative or positive either way.

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Indian cricket player Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Pic/AFP
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday said that people talking about his strike rate in the IPL have "certain agenda" against him and are "jealous" about the amount of success he has achieved. Rahane's strike rate has been a talking point, more so as he opens for KKR in the IPL.
"My strike rate, I think I have one of the best strike rates so far from 2020. People who are talking about me, probably not watching the game or they have certain agenda against me. They don't like me playing," the 37-year-old Rahane said at the post-match press conference after KKR lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 65 runs.

