Delhi Capitals’ spinner Kuldeep Yadav was caught on camera appearing to slap Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh after their IPL 2025 clash on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In a video circulating on social media, Kuldeep seemed visibly upset as he slapped Rinku twice, leaving the KKR batter looking displeased. The incident has sparked widespread discussion online.
It was unclear what caused the incident but the matter seemed slightly serious as players of both sides were having a conversation after the match. Rinku, the designated finisher for the Knight Riders made a crucial contribution to the cause by making an invaluable 36 off 25 deliveries, propelling Kolkata to 204/9. By contrast, Kuldeep had a rare off day with the ball, bagging figures of 3-0-27-0.
With the Capitals falling 14 runs short and succumbing to their third defeat in four matches at home, Capitals skipper Axar Patel rued giving away too many runs on the field and felt luck also went against them.
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“The way we bowled in the powerplay, thought we gave 15-20 too many in the chase, there were some miscalculations and soft dismissals. The way we restricted them after the powerplay was good. The way we batted, even if two-three batters did well, we lost by very little. When you lose close matches, you know you have to be calm in the middle. When Vipraj was scoring runs, we had hopes. If Ashutosh would have stayed, it would have helped. Luck sometimes works in your favour and sometimes against.”