IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced their captain for IPL 2025. After releasing Shreyas Iyer, the team needed a new captain and Ajinkya Rahane will captain KKR’s team in IPL 2025. Venkatesh Iyer has been entrusted with the responsibility of vice -captain on behalf of KKR. KKR bought Ajinkya Rahane during the mega auction of IPL 2025 and has now shocked everyone by handing over the captaincy of the team.
Rahane is responsible after Shreyas Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders had decided to release Shreyas Iyer before IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer was the captain of the team in the previous season and also made the team the champion. In such a situation, the team was looking for a new captain who is now complete. Ajinkya Rahane is associated with the team of Kolkata Knight Riders for the second time. Earlier, he was also part of KKR’s team in the 2022 season.
During the mega auction, Kolkata Knight Riders spent one and a half crores to connect Ajinkya Rahane with him. KKR bought him at the base price itself, but now it has decided to hand over a big responsibility to him.
Trust to protect the title
KKR CEO Venki Misor has announced to hand over the responsibility of captaincy to Rahane. He said that we are happy that we are making a player like Ajinkya Rahane the captain of the team. Rahane will strengthen the team with his leadership ability and experience. Venkatesh Iyer has also been an important player for KKR and has all the qualities of leadership. We are confident that Rahane and Iyer together will decide the direction of our team in the right way. He also expressed confidence of being successful in protecting the title.
Rahane said- I accept the challenge
After the announcement of the captain, Rahane said that it is a great respect for me to get KKR’s captaincy. He said that KKR is one of the most successful franchises of IPL. Rahane said that we have a great and balanced team. I am eager to work with all the players of the team and accept this challenge of protecting my title.
The Kolkata Knight Riders team had the distinction of becoming an IPL champion by performing well during the last season. At that time, the team was in the hands of Shreyas Iyer, in such a situation, Rahane would be under tremendous pressure to protect the title. KKR’s campaign will begin on March 22 when the team will face RCB. The match will be played at the Eden Gardens.
Rahane has experience of captaincy in IPL
Ajinkya Rahane has been participating in the IPL for a long time. He has also been a part of Team India and has achieved many achievements as a batsman. He has played 185 matches of IPL so far and during this time he has scored 4642 runs at an average of 30.14. So far, he has scored two centuries and 30 half -centuries in the IPL.
He has played 7 matches so far in the KKR Kar team and during this time he has scored 133 runs. He also has experience of captaincy in the IPL. He has captained the Rajasthan Royals team before becoming the captain of KKR. Now it will be seen to see how his performance as KKR captain is this time.
