Ajinkya Rahane sustained the hamstring injury in KKR’s second last game in the IPL

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Ajinkya Rahane sustained the injury while playing for KKR

Ajinkya Rahane said it would take at least six to eight weeks to recover fully from the hamstring injury he had sustained while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in this year’s IPL while he scored 133 runs from seven games in the IPL.

Ajinkya Rahane said it would take at least six to eight weeks to recover fully from the hamstring injury he had sustained while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in this year’s Indian Premier League. Rahane had sustained the injury in KKR’s second last game and was subsequently dropped out of the remainder of the tournament.

“That (injury) was really unfortunate. But my rehab is going well. I am recovering well. I was in Bangalore (at the NCA) for nearly 10 days and I am going there again for my rehab and recovery. It’s been on track,”

Rahane told PTI.

“So right now my only focus is on getting better. Get fit as soon as possible and be on the field. I am not sure (when) I will be able to get (fully) fit, it is expected to be around 6-8 weeks but at this moment it is about taking one day at a time, one week at a time,”

added the elegant right-handed batter.

Showing up for KKR, Rahane scored 133 runs from seven matches in the just-concluded IPL, but the Mumbaikar termed his experience as a “great one”.

“My experience with KKR was really good. I enjoyed playing for KKR and the atmosphere there was really good. It is kind of a family atmosphere. We enjoyed each other’s success on and off the field but unfortunately, we couldn’t qualify for the playoffs,”

he added.

“They (KKR team management) gave me a lot of freedom to play my game and I thought it was something special. Playing under (then KKR head coach) Brendon McCullum, I learned a lot.” 

Rahane, who scored a match-winning 112 in the 2020 Melbourne Test that scripted the turnaround for India, said it was a “special” knock.

“Definitely that hundred (in Melbourne) was special and I think that is one of my best hundreds so far overseas and also in Test cricket.

“Considering what happened in Adelaide, 36 all out, losing the Test match and then going to Melbourne with a different mindset and getting a hundred there and winning the Test was more special.

“My hundred was special because we won the Test match there and from there we got the momentum and eventually went on to win the series,”

he signed off.

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