{"id":16568,"date":"2024-12-02T15:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/?p=16568"},"modified":"2024-12-02T15:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:27:49","slug":"next-captain-of-kkr-in-ipl-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/news\/next-captain-of-kkr-in-ipl-2025-16568\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will be the Next Captain of KKR in IPL 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
With the IPL 2025 auction<\/a> done and dusted, the focus has now shifted towards finding the best XI for every team. Having a solid leader is a key ingredient of any playing XI.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n And nine out of 10 teams have their captains in place. But Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are in a fix over finding a suitable captain from their assembled squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So that leaves us with a big question: Who will be the next captains of KKR in IPL 2025<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last season, Shreyas Iyer was KKR\u2019s captain, and he led the team to their third IPL<\/a> title triumph. Despite that, the Knight Riders didn\u2019t retain Iyer and let go of him before the auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KKR did try to buy back Shreyas, but Punjab Kings splashed INR 26.75 crore to secure him. Now that has left the KKR management in a puzzle as to who should be their next skipper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KKR will have a huge task at hand to decide their captain before the IPL 2025 season kicks off. Among the players assembled, they do have a few captaincy options, from Ajinkya Rahane to Venkatesh Iyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Initially, Ajinkya Rahane<\/a> went unsold in the auction. But later in the accelerated round, KKR bought their former player for INR 1.5 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rahane represented the franchise back in the 2022 season. The Mumbai batter is an experienced player in the IPL, having scored over 4600 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before his stint with KKR, Rahane was the captain of Rajasthan Royals (RR) for two seasons in 2018 and 2019. Plus, he has also captained Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for a few seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has captained teams in over 50 T20<\/a> games, with more than 25 wins under his belt. Even in the IPL, he led RR in 24 matches. With enough captaincy exposure, Rahane seems to be a perfect captaincy choice for KKR in IPL 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunil Narine has been a Knight Rider since 2012. And the spinner is well aware of management\u2019s thought process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Narine doesn\u2019t have vast captaincy experience as such, though he has led KKR\u2019s sister franchises in ILT20<\/a> and MLC<\/a>. So that might go in his favour, with KKR also giving him the responsibility in IPL 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another Caribbean star who has been a mainstay of KKR. Andre Russell has won many matches for the team with his muscular all-round performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of his captaincy, Russell has donned the hat of a leader in a few T20 leagues. So KKR may look towards him as a potential captain for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\nExperienced Ajinkya Rahane to the Rescue?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Will Sunil Narine spin some surprises?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Will Andre Russell power KKR to another trophy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Is veteran Manish Pandey right for the job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n