India, April 6 -- Ajinkya Rahane's toss update before the Kolkata Knight Riders' clash against the Punjab Kings revealed a lot about the challenge facing KKR early in IPL 2026. Rahane confirmed that Varun Chakaravarthy had been ruled out after suffering an injury while taking a catch in the previous game, while Sunil Narine was unavailable due to illness. In their place, KKR brought in Navdeep Saini and Rovman Powell.

During the toss, Rahane said, " Two forced changes for us. Varun Chakravarty unfortunately got injured while taking the catch in the last game, and Sunil Narine is sick. So, in place of Varun, Navdeep Saini comes in, place of Sunil Rovman Powell comes in."

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