Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have reportedly sent a stern email to the BCCI, complaining about changes to the IPL 2025 playing conditions midway through the season, which may favour some teams over others.

In a big development, the Indian board has decided to extend the allotted extra time for each IPL match by an hour. The revised playing conditions came into effect from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) versus Rajasthan Royals (RR) match on May 20.

The allotted amount of extra time given to each game has been increased to 120 minutes in light of the rain threats and the revised schedule which includes both the league matches and the playoff fixtures as well.

Previously, 120 minutes of extra time was only reserved for playoffs and not the league matches.

Amid the fresh development, KKR have complained there needs to be consistency with how BCCI changes IPL playing conditions.

One of the reasons for KKR’s displeasure is that their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on May 17 was abandoned due to rain when old playing conditions were in place.

An extra 120 minutes could have allowed the organisers to complete that match and had KKR won, their playoff hopes would have still been alive.

According to a Cricbuzz report, KKR CEO Venky Mysore, in his mail to the COO of the IPL, Hemang Amin, mentioned that he expects consistency from BCCI in how they make the changes to playing conditions.

“While these mid-season changes to the rules may be necessary under the circumstances, one would have expected more consistency in the way such changes are being applied,” Mysore wrote in an email, as accessed by Cricbuzz.

“When the IPL re-started (on May 17), it was clear that the first game on May 17 KKR vs RCB was at high risk of being interrupted due to rain in B’lore. The forecast was there for all to see. Not only was the game washed out, but the additional 120 minutes now being applied may have provided a chance of at least a 5 over a side game (sic).”

"The washout ended KKR's chances of making the playoffs. Such ad hoc decisions and inconsistencies of applying them are not appropriate for a tournament of this standing," Mysore said, adding, "I am sure you also understand why we feel aggrieved."

The report further claimed that other teams are also aggrieved by the BCCI’s move to change rules midway through a season. "The general impression is that it would set a wrong precedent," it read.