Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin But it has come down a lot Rajasthan Royals The captain Ryan Praguequestioning his decision-making in the IPL 2026 defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders.Speaking on his YouTube channel Ashwin Sahal did not hold back, dissecting an important moment. Ravindra Jadeja. Despite Jadeja conceding just eight runs in three overs and taking two crucial wickets, he was not trusted at the crucial stage against left-handers.“When you have a world-class spinner who conceded just 8 runs in 3 overs, you still think you are an off-spinner who can bowl those two left-handers but not Jadoo – that shows a poor captaincy mentality. Jadoo’s balls may hit sixes, but as a captain, it is your responsibility to trust your bowlers.”Ashwin also emphasized the long-term impact of such decisions. “You can trust long-term bowling, because if a left-arm spinner knows he doesn’t have to bowl to left-handers, he won’t even try. Had Jadeja bowled and taken Ranko’s wicket, he would have been man of the match,” he explained.The comments came after a game that got away from Rajasthan Royals despite strong moments with the ball. Vice-captain of KKR Ranko Singh He played a decisive role with an unbeaten 53, leading his team to a four-wicket victory.A turning point came early in Rinku Singh’s innings when he was dismissed for eight – that too by Ravindra Jadeja – a moment that ultimately proved decisive. From there, he took full advantage, putting on a match-winning 76-run partnership with Anukul Roy to take KKR over the line with two balls to spare.Earlier, the KKR bowlers had set up the contest in a brilliant manner. Varun Chakraborty (3/14) and Sunil Narayan (2/26) led the spin charge, while Karthik Tyagi took three wickets to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 155/9.Despite Jadeja’s impressive spell in the middle overs, RR failed to close out the game – a mistake Ashwin believes was a lack of confidence in proven match-winners at crucial moments.
