India, April 30 -- Sunil Narine took over as the Kolkata Knight Riders captain in the middle of the Delhi Capitals' run chase on Tuesday, almost silently. Most things with Narine generally happen without much fuss. It's as if even the fast-paced T20 cricket goes into slow motion around him. In the first ball of the 12th over in DC's chase, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane hurt his hand while trying to stop a booming shot from Faf du Plessis. He was immediately off the field. Bowler Andre Russell had also overstepped, so the next ball was supposed to be a free hit but KKR were allowed to change the field as du Plessis was off strike.

Amid all this, Narine stepped up to lead KKR in Rahane's absence. He is not much of a talker but after represent...