Knight Riders champion defender announced his captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025. An experienced Ajinkya Rahane campaign was presented to the franchise management with the Venkatesh Iyer named as Vice-Captain.
Ajinkya Rahane was in a quarrel to run Knight Riders in Calcutta, along with Venkatesh Iyer. The two have long been in the news and were the only two players seen as potential leaders. However, it was precisely the senior dough that got Kim.
Kolkat Knight Riders (KKR) required a captain after Shreyas Iyer split with the franchise on the eve of the auction of the IPL 2025. The two sides could not make a conclusion related to the price, and therefore the captain of the IPL conquest was released from the team.
Ajinkya Rahane brought Kolkata Knight Riders to INR 1.50 Crowns on IPL 2025 auction
On the eve of the auction, Knight Riders (KKR) made six retention in Rinko Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Harshit Wounds and Ramandeep Singh. It was expected that at the auction of the IPL 2025 he would choose a captain’s option, but that was not the case.
Kolkat Knight Riders (KKR) brought several winners of the match, and Venkatesh Iyer is the most expensive shopping. The versatile, who has been part of the franchise in the last few years, has gained a team for an incredible amount of INR 23.75 crowns, and it has received so much money, there were many rumors that he took over the captain.
Rahane, on the other hand, brought Ranchise for 1.50 Crowns of Inr -Ai was considered the role of a captain for his rich experience. The dough was a stock in the home cry and led Mumbai to many victories. He is also the captain of the Indian national team for crickets, and it was under him when the team won the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2020-21 in Australia.
We are delighted to have someone like Ajinkya Rahana, who brings her experience and maturity as a leader – Venky Mysore
Talking about the decision that Ajinkya Rahane be appointed as Captain KKR, Executive Director Venky Mysore said that the dough brings experience and maturity as a leader. He said that the Venkatesh Iyer was named Vice-Capetan, expressing confidence in the duo to combine and bring glory.
Speaking in an official statement, he said: “We are delighted to have someone like Ajinkya Rahane, who brings his experience and maturity as a leader. Also the Venkatesh Lyer was a franchise player for KKR and brings a lot of leading qualities.We are convinced that they will combine well as we start the defense of our title. “
I look forward to working with everyone and approach the challenge of defense of our title – Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane is earlier Captain Rajasthan Royals in IPLi has had a decent success with them. The veteran dough expressed confidence in leading the team to the title and said:
“It is an honor to ask to lead KKR, who was one of the most successful franchises in IPL. I think we have an excellent and balanced team. I look forward to working with everyone and approach the challenge of the defense of our title.”
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