Shreyas Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders team has been playing in IPL since 2008. Veteran players like Sourav Ganguly, Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik took command of KKR. The team also won the title in 2012 and 2014 under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. Apart from this, the team also made it to the finals of the year 2021. But the feat that KKR has done under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. He had not done this before in the 16 seasons he played in the IPL.
KKR team has qualified for the playoffs
In IPL 2024, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the KKR team has played 13 matches so far, out of which it has won 9. The team had to face defeat in three matches. One match has been canceled due to rain. The team has 19 points and its net run rate plus is 1.428. KKR team has already qualified for the playoffs.
KKR team will finish first in the points table
Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets. From this it has become clear that no team can reach 19 points in IPL. It is certain that KKR will remain at the first position in the points table. KKR team has to play its last match against Rajasthan Royals. Now whatever may be the result of this match. KKR team will remain on top in the points table of IPL 2024. This is the first time in the history of IPL that KKR team will finish first in the points table. This had never happened before. This happened under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer.
So many matches won under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the KKR team has played 26 matches so far, out of which the team has won 15. Whereas KKR has lost in 11 matches. He did not play last season due to injury. Then Nitish Rana took over the responsibility of captaincy in his place.
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