New Delhi. Preparations for IPL 2024 are in full swing. Bidding for more than 300 players will be held for this season on December 19. Preparations for the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai have been completed. But before this a big news related to IPL has come out. This news is related to Kolkata Knight Riders i.e. KKR. Actually, KKR has announced to change its captain. The command of the team has now been handed over to Shreyas Iyer, while Nitish Rana has been made the vice captain by KKR. This information has been given by Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore through social media.
Let us tell you that Iyer could not play last season due to injury. After this, in his absence, Nitish Rana was made the captain of KKR. But now with his fitness and return, Shreyas Iyer has again been given the command of the team. Here is Iyer’s reaction on being made the captain of KKR. He has expressed happiness on becoming the captain of the team and has praised vice-captain Nitish Rana a lot.
Quick Update 👇#IPL2024 @VenkyMysore @ShreyasIyer15 @NitishRana_27 pic.twitter.com/JRBJ5aEHRO
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) December 14, 2023
Meanwhile, Team India’s former batsman and KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir has congratulated Shreyas Iyer on becoming the captain and Nitish Rana as the vice-captain. Let us tell you that before this, Gautam Gambhir had broken his ties with Lucknow Super Giants and returned home. Gautam again joined Shahrukh Khan’s KKR team as a mentor. He has also played for KKR in IPL from 2011 to 2017.
Congratulations Shreyas and Nitish! Leaders ready for battle! @KKRiders
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 14, 2023
Talking about the performance of KKR in IPL 2023, the team stood at 7th position in the points table. KKR had won only 4 out of 14 matches, while the team had to face defeat in 8 matches.