Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has slammed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketer Rinku Singh after his poor showing in their IPL 2026 game against the Gujarat Titans (GT) as well. The match was played on Friday, April 17, in Ahmedabad as well.

During a discussion on his YouTube channel after the contest, Jaffer said, “Rinku Singh has been disappointing, in my opinion. He is a current India player, a World Cup winner, and his role becomes very important in the middle order at number five or six. But I don’t know, this has been a very subdued season for him. He also had a part to play. If KKR wants to perform well, he also has to take responsibility. He is a very important player; you cannot ignore him.”

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“I don’t understand what is going on in Rinku Singh’s mind. How can you get out playing such a big shot on just the second ball? After that, Ramandeep also played one or two good shots and then got out. You know you don’t have that kind of strength in your lower order, they won’t be able to take you through. So I didn’t really understand the logic,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Wasim Jaffer also said Cameron Green’s return to form as the only positive for KKR, with the all-rounder scoring 79 off 55 balls, including seven fours and four sixes. However, he slammed Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh for poor game awareness, stating that they threw away their wickets despite Green holding one end firmly as well.

Wasim Jaffer said, “One positive was that Cameron Green looked in very good form. So that’s one good thing. But you know, the way Rinku Singh got out and the way Ramandeep got out, you can see Cameron Green is batting so well at the other end and there are still five overs left.”