New Delhi, May 4 -- Ajinkya Rahane sustained an injury during the team's previous match against Delhi Capitals (DC). This had raised doubts regarding the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper's inclusion in the upcoming clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at their home ground on Sunday. KKR all-rounder Rovman Powell has given an important update ahead of the game.

In the second innings of the match against DC, on the first ball of the 12th over, Faf du Plessis hit a shot off Andre Russell that struck Ajinkya Rahane's hand at short cover. The ball went for a single, but Rahane needed medical help and left the field. He remained off the field for the remaining game.

Venkatesh Iyer replaced Rahane, with Vaibhav Arora as the substitute, and S...