Kolkata Knight Riders Announce New Captain, Vice-Captain For IPL 2025: "We Are Confident..."
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) announced Ajinkya Rahane as the captain and Venkatesh Iyer as the vice-captain for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. “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,” Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR said. Venkatesh was bought by KKR in the auction for Rs 23.75 crore while Rahane was bought for Rs 1.5 crore.


