Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul believes that the “short run” that played a part in their opening Indian Premier League loss to Delhi Capitals massively affected their playoff chances despite a remarkable comeback in the second leg of the tournament.
KXIP finished on 12 points after losing their last game against CSK after winning five games on the trot to raise hopes of a playoff berth.
“It is disappointing. We had a lot of games in our pockets and we couldn’t get over the line and we only have ourselves to blame. That short run game too (against Delhi Capitals on September 20), looks like it has come back to bite us,” Rahul said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Before that particular match went into Super Over, the TV footage showed that square leg umpire Nitin Menon had erred in calling Chris Jordan for a “short run’’ in the third ball of the 19th…