Rahane’s 100th defeat (Photo: PTI)
IPL 2026 Another match, another defeat. Meaning, in the story of KKR, only the venue and opponents are changing, there is no end to it. The fate of all the matches played so far this season has been the same. Kolkata Knight Riders have played 5 matches so far in IPL 2026. In which 4 have been lost. Whereas one match was canceled due to rain. Kolkata team got its 5th defeat against Chennai Super Kings. With the defeat in the match played at Chennai ground, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane has touched a new height in terms of defeats.
Rahane’s 100th defeat in IPL career
In case of losing in IPL, Ajinkya Rahane has now included his name in the 100 club. The defeat in Chennai was his 100th defeat in IPL as a player. With this he equaled Ravichandran Ashwin. But, no matter how much Ajinkya Rahane loses, he cannot match Virat Kohli at the moment. Virat Kohli is number 1 in terms of losses among IPL players.
Virat Kohli has lost the most matches so far
Virat Kohli has lost a total of 131 matches as a player in IPL so far, which is the highest. In this matter, Rohit Sharma is exactly one match behind Virat. Rohit has lost 130 matches so far. Dinesh Karthik is at number three, who has lost 125 matches. Whereas MS Dhoni has lost 120 matches.
The last match that Rajasthan Royals lost at home against Sunrisers Hyderabad was the 113th defeat of Ravindra Jadeja in his IPL career as a player. Shikhar Dhawan has been a participant in 108 defeats, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar had to face defeat in 106 matches so far in his IPL career as a player.
Who is the foreign player who has lost the most matches in IPL?
In this list full of Indian players who have lost the most matches in IPL, one name is that of David Warner, who is the foreign player who has lost the most matches as a player in BCCI’s T20 team. He has faced defeat in 104 matches.
