RR vs PBKS: Rajasthan Royals, who were on top after making a tremendous start in the IPL, have now faced their fourth consecutive defeat. In the match played in Guwahati, the team captained by Sanju Samson was defeated by Punjab Kings by 5 wickets. This defeat at the hands of a team that was already eliminated from the tournament has made everyone worried due to Rajasthan's poor form before the playoffs. On one hand, the entire Rajasthan team including captain Samson was disappointed with this defeat, while on the other hand, former cricketer Irfan Pathan was angry and the reason for this was a player from Rajasthan.Rajasthan Royals batted first in this match and scored only 145 runs. This time all the top batsmen of the team failed miserably and only Riyan Parag showed some strength and scored 48 runs, on the basis of which the team was able to reach this score. Punjab also had to struggle to reach this score but since the target was not very big, the team achieved it. The star of this victory of Punjab was captain Sam Curran, who took 2 wickets and then made the team win by scoring unbeaten 61 runs.
On whom and why did Pathan get angry?While Rajasthan lost, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who was commentating in the IPL, openly expressed his displeasure. His displeasure was regarding Rajasthan Royals' legendary opener Jos Buttler who was not playing in this match. This was also the reason for Irfan's displeasure because Butler had returned to his country England even before the end of the season. Irfan posted a video on Instagram, in which he termed Butler's sudden return as wrong. Pathan said that all the franchises will have to pay attention to the fact that if any foreign player is not available for the entire season, then he should This should be told in advance, otherwise that player should not be selected.Referring to Jos Buttler, he said that he is not available for the last 2 matches of Rajasthan and then the playoff matches, which will affect the team. Pathan said that this rule should be applicable to every franchise that if a player promises to play the entire season, he should fulfill it. Irfan made it clear that the country is at the top but if you have promised then you should play the entire season, otherwise there is no need to come.
England players returnedIn fact, the England Cricket Board had suddenly decided to call back its players in view of the T20 World Cup starting from June 2. Before the World Cup, England has to play a T20 series against Pakistan, due to which the board took this decision. Now this has created problems for many franchises including Rajasthan. Not only Butler, but the English players of teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, who have reached the playoffs or are in the race for it, have either returned or will return in a day or two.