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From "Charity" to “Parity”: KKR’s Ultimate UNO Reverse on Punjab

I clearly remember the Punjab fraternity getting arrogant, mocking us, and saying they did "charity" by donating us that 1 point because of the rain. As a KKR fan, I am not going to lie, I was absolutely PISSED OFF. The disrespect was unreal.

Fast forward to today, after 13 games. Guess where both teams are standing? Exactly the same points. Both at 6 wins and 1 draw. We erased a massive 6-win deficit in just a few weeks, and suddenly, the silence regarding that "charity" point is deafening. 🤫

Look, I genuinely don’t know who will ultimately qualify for the playoffs. Maybe Punjab still makes it through, and if they do, fair play to them. But honestly? I am just incredibly satisfied with how our boys bounced back. When everyone wrote us off and laughed at us, this team showed pure character and fight.

That’s KKR. Never count us out🩷🔥

u/PaprikaCheeseBall — 12 hours ago

These two photos are enough to understand how passionate and happy green is abt kkr , don’t let him go Venky mama😭🙏🏻

u/IAMSHADOW1234 — 19 hours ago

The Day I Started Wholeheartedly Hating MI (ipl2020), After 6 years we are in the same situation

This was the day when we were dependent on MI to win against SRH , so that we qualify for the playoffs at 4th position. It wasn't a big deal though Cause MI were on their Prime . But they played their WORST game of their season , and losing it by 10 wickets.

I never used to hate MI when they beat us one sidedly for years , but once when we hoped on them they bought this shithousery of show and knock us out.

Now we standing on the same position, hoping MI to help us out ..

u/Bratavan_44 — 17 hours ago

Going against the narrative, I think Rahane's captaincy this season has been great, tho he hasn't justified his spot as a batsman

After the 2025 season, I was one of the most anti-Rahane as captain people. I remember last season and his obsession with using only the 5 primary bowlers, not using Russell's bowling when it was needed, predictable bowling changes and not being proactive on the field at all. He looked very clueless and switched to auto pilot mode when the opposition came out all guns blazing.

All this has been rectified this season to his credit. From day 1, he wanted Cameron Green to bowl and when he eventually did, Rahane used all his 6 bowlers very effectively in almost every match, including the ones we lost. He has been very proactive on the field and with bowler rotations. He has used his not ideal resources very efficiently and to even give KKR a glimmer of hope at this stage of the tournament shouldn't be overlooked at all.

Now his batting has been a massive liability this season which I don't think I need to elaborate on. The post is more about his captaincy and I feel a lot of KKR fans vilify him beyond the jokes and memes.

u/Calm_Description_947 — 19 hours ago

तुम छुपा ना सकोगी, मैं वो राज़ हूँ तुम भुला ना सकोगी, वो अंदाज़ हूँ

u/RedlikeRosa — 21 hours ago