India, April 7 -- Aaron Finch rushed to Ajinkya Rahane's defence, urging the Kolkata Knight Riders captain to avoid reacting to critics. Rahane is currently facing a lot of criticism as KKR skipper. In IPL 2026, KKR have gotten off to a terrible start, losing their opening two games. Then, in their third fixture, they earned a point against Punjab Kings, of rain. The KKR batting order has failed to take on opposition bowlers, and Rahane is also being criticised for opening the innings with Finn Allen.

To make matters worse, there has also been controversy around Cameron Green. The Aussie all-rounder hasn't bowled this season due to his recovery from an injury, as instructed by Cricket Australia. He has batted at No. 3 and 4, but has fail...