A friendly banter between India players Rinku Singh and Kuldeep Yadav post IPL 2025 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday, is snowballing into a controversy.After the match that went in KKR’s favor, players from both camps were having a light hearted moment. In what looked like a candid and fun episode, DC’s Kuldeep Yadav suddenly slapped Rinku (probably in a playful manner) twice. Caught off-guard, the slogger, who was in laughs until then slowly changed his expressions, before having an animated conversation with Kuldeep.The whole act was not well received by netizens as they slammed the Indian leg spinner and called for actions from the BCCI.Even if this is some sort of a joke, it is not funny. Shows lack of respect a player has for another player. Kuldeep Yadav Slaps Rinku Singh Twice. pic.twitter.com/4rKie2AjIn— Sanket Upadhyay (@sanket) April 30, 2025 Earlier, Sunil Narine snapped up three crucial wickets in the space of seven balls to help KKR beat DC by 14 runs and keep their playoff hopes alive in the IPL.Sent in to bat, KKR, who came into the game with three losses in their last five matches, managed to post 204 for nine, riding on a blazing start by their top-order batters.Chasing the total, DC were 62 for 3 in seven overs, but Faf du Plessis (62) and Axar Patel (43) kept them in the hunt with a 76-run partnership for the fourth wicket.However, Narine (3/29) picked up three key wickets at a crucial juncture to derail DC’s chase, as the hosts were restricted to 190 for nine in their 20 overs to succumb to their third loss in four home games at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.With this win, defending champions KKR reignited their playoff hopes, though they remained at the seventh spot with nine points. DC stayed in the top four with 12 points.Earlier, KKR got off to a flying start as Narine (27) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (26) put on the team’s highest opening stand of the season — 48 runs off just 17 balls.Later DC spinners pulled back the team before Young Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44) steadied the innings along with Rinku Singh (36), the duo adding 61 runs off 46 balls. Raghuvanshi struck two big sixes off Vipraj, while Rinku targeted Kuldeep Yadav, smashing two boundaries and a six in a 17-run over that helped KKR cross the 150-run mark.
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