GT vs KKR: 'Just Leave, Biggest Failure' - Ajinkya Rahane receives Fan Wrath after First Ball Duck

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the Toss and Elected to Bat first in their IPL 2026 match against the Gujarat Titans, but KKR have made a disastrous start to it.

Batting first, Rahane was dismissed in the very first delivery that he faced. An attempted slog found the toe end of the bat and skied up in the air.

The ball didn't travel at all and found the grateful hands of Kagiso Rabada, as Mohammed Siraj struck in the very first over of the match.

Ajinkya Rahane Performance in IPL 2026

The KKR captain has so far been inconsistent in this IPL season, with just 152 runs after six matches, batting at an average of 25. The 37-year-old made a decent start against Mumbai Indians in the first match with 67 runs, but since hasn't been able to score a fifty in the competition.

GT vs KKR: Fans React after Rahane gifts Wicket

The KKR fans vented their frustration on social media after Rahane gifted his wicket in the very first over. One fan requested KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan to remove him from captaincy.

"Sir Kindly get Ajinkya Rahane stepped down from Captaincy. He is a good player but an able captain. Just pay heed to my suggestion as it hurts me when KKR gets vanquished against any team," he said.

Here are the other reactions-

GT vs KKR Playing 11

KKR have made one change in their side as Tim Seifert has replaced Finn Allen. GT have made no changes to their side.

Gujarat Titans (GT): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma

Impact: Jason Holder/Shahrukh Khan/Manav Suthar/Kulwant Khejroliya/Anuj Rawat

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Tim Seifert (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi

Impact: Manish Pandey/Varun Chakravarthy/Tejasvi Dahiya/Navdeep Saini/Finn Allen