In the 2025 edition of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed Ajinkya Rahane captain and Venkatesh Iyer vice-captain.
KKR said in a statement that, “Rahane’s experience and leadership will be invaluable, while Venkatesh Iyer is one of our key players and comes from a strong leadership background. We are confident about their ability to channel the team as we go for our title defence.”
“KKR is a tribute. It is an honour to lead KKR. We have a very strong team, quite balanced and gelled, with a common goal of defending our title.” Rahane expressed his zeal.
KKR’s IPL 2025 season will start with the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens on March 22.
KKR have won three IPL titles (2012, 2014, and 2024), and was a runner-up in 2021.
𝕂night. 𝕂aptain. ℝahane. 💜 pic.twitter.com/afi1HHYEHd
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 3, 2025
List Of KKR captains
- Sourav Ganguly
- Brendon McCullum
- Gautam Gambhir
- Dinesh Karthik
- Eoin Morgan
- Shreyas Iyer
- Nitish Rana
- Ajinkya Rahane
KKR’s IPL 2025 Schedule
- March 22: KKR vs RCB, Kolkata
- March 26: KKR vs RR, Guwahati
- March 31: KKR vs MI, Mumbai
- April 3: KKR vs SRH, Kolkata
- April 6: KKR vs LSG, Kolkata (Day)
- April 11: KKR vs CSK, Chennai
- April 15: KKR vs PBKS, New Chandigarh
- April 21: KKR vs GT, Kolkata
- April 26: KKR vs PBKS, Kolkata
- April 29: KKR vs DC, Delhi
- May 4: KKR vs RR, Kolkata (Day)
- May 7: KKR vs CSK, Kolkata
- May 10: KKR vs SRH, Hyderabad
- May 17: KKR vs RCB, Bengaluru
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
