When Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were in trouble against Mumbai Indians last night in Raipur, Krunal Pandya proved his ability and fighting spirit. To play an inning of 73 runs, he not only faced the opposing bowlers and a difficult pitch, but also endured a lot of pain in his body.
He played most of the innings with a calf injury. In such a situation, it will be difficult to decide what will be the outcome of the match. Krunal Panyada Was not in the middle at this time. After the match, the spin bowling all-rounder shared a photo on social media.
Krunal Pandya, born fighter
– He had bruises, cramps and won the game with the bat in the run chase for RCB. pic.twitter.com/KGfkC79ae0
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 11 May 2026
Krunal Pandya has shared the photo of his injured stomach.
In the photo, a big mark is visible just above Krunal’s stomach. It looked very bad, but Krunal kept fighting against all odds and eventually RCB won the match. On the social media platform ‘X’, fans are praising Krunal Pandya’s passion and warrior-like mentality.
“This looks really dirty… hats off to the brother, he’s still standing there for his team,” one fan responded in the comments section of the post. Another cricket fan reacted, “Bruises on the body, cramps in the legs… but there is fire in the heart.”
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Krunal informed about his injury after the match
After the match, when Krunal Pandya attended the presentation ceremony, he was asked about his health and body. The RCB star told that when he was batting, he felt a lot of pain in many parts of his body. As far as the team’s setbacks are concerned, they never thought about retiring hurt and continued playing. Despite the pain in the body, Krunal was smiling and the team claimed victory.
“I was having a lot of cramps. It started from my calf, went to my buttocks, went to my back, everywhere. I was cramping. I mean, I don’t often bat for so long, right? (smiling) So it was something new for me. But yes, I am very happy. At the end of the day, those two points are what matter,” Krunal said at the presentation ceremony.
He said, “It’s OK. Just had a lot of cramps again, from now on, I think I’ll take care of a lot of fluids and food, and hopefully it will be better in the next game.”
RCB captain calls Krunal ‘the main man’
At the latter part of the presentation ceremony, the RCB captain Rajat Patidar Krunal’s excellent efforts were also appreciated. Patidar said that Krunal was the main man for him in that match against Mumbai Indians.
“I think it’s normal now, but it was a very tight match, overall I think, great game and especially from KP (Krunal Pandya). I think he is the guy who has done it for the team,” the RCB skipper said.
batting first on a difficult pitch Mumbai Indians Scored 166 runs in 20 overs. RCB lost their top batsmen early while chasing the target. Krunal Pandya played an inning of 73 runs in 46 balls and took the team closer to victory. In the final over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar hit a six and completely took away the momentum from Mumbai Indians.
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