KKR Captain for IPL 2025: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have named Ajinkya Rahane as their captain and Venkatesh Iyer as the vice-captain for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
KKR Captain for IPL 2025
The wait for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fans finally got over on Tuesday as the franchise announced Ajinkya Rahane as the captain and Venkatesh Iyer as the vice-captain for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. The three-time IPL champions made the announcement on Tuesday (March 3) via a social media post.
Rahane succeeds Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to their third IPL title last year before being released and subsequently bought by Punjab Kings for a record sum of INR 26.75 Crore.
Making the announcement, Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR said: “We are delighted to have someone like Ajinkya Rahane, who brings his experience and maturity as a leader. Also, Venkatesh Iyer has been a franchise player for KKR and brings a lot of leadership qualities. We are confident that they will combine well as we start the defense of our title”.
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Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who was signed for Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction while Rahane was bought for Rs 1.5 crore.
“It’s an honour to be asked to lead KKR, which has been one of the most successful franchises in the IPL. I think we have an excellent and balanced squad. I look forward to working with everyone and taking up the challenge of defending our title,” Rahane said following the appointment.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad for IPL 2025: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer (VC), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik
KKR and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will kick-off the cash-rich league on March 22 at the former’s home venue Eden Gardens.