Angkrish Raghuvanshi ruled out of IPL with concussion and finger fracture

Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper batter, has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 after suffering a concussion and a left finger fracture during the team's home victory over Mumbai Indians on May 20. The franchise confirmed the development in a statement released on Friday, two days out of KKR's must-win encounter against Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens. In the 11th over of MI's innings, Raghuvanshi, who took wickets, collided with teammate Varun Chakaravarthy while trying to catch Tilak Varma to end the game. The duo fell while Chakaravarthy failed to hold onto the catch and immediately after Tilak was dismissed in the 14th over, Raghuvanshi went off the field with Tejasvi Dahiya coming on as the substitute wicket-keeper. Dahiya took Raghuvanshi's place in the XII after Raghuvanshi was eventually ruled out with a concussion and KKR won by four wickets. The 21-year old Raghuvanshi is KKR's highest run-getter so far in IPL 2026, tallying 422 runs at an average of 42.2 and a strike-rate of 146.52 with five half-centuries to his credit. His injury comes at an untimely juncture ahead of their final fixture against DC, which they must win while hoping for other results prior to that game to go in their favour in order to secure the final playoff berth.