Ajinkya Rahane KKR Captain: IPL 2024 winning team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has fielded a strong team in the IPL 2025 mega auction. KKR spent the biggest amount on Venkatesh Iyer and bought him for Rs 23.75 crore. However, it has not been decided yet which player will captain Kolkata in the upcoming season. According to many cricket experts, the team can hand over the responsibility of captaincy for IPL 2025 to Rinku Singh or Venkatesh Iyer. But a recent report has made a shocking revelation.
KKR gets ‘Captain’!
According to a report, Ajinkya Rahane can be given the captaincy of KKR in IPL 2025. Rahane was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price in the mega auction. His experience is being considered the biggest reason behind making Rahane the captain. Under his leadership, Rahane has made Mumbai champion in domestic cricket many times. Along with this, Rahane also has good experience of captaining at the international level.
A source said, ‘At this time it is almost 90% confirmed that Ajinkya Rahane will be the new captain of KKR. ‘The team has bought Rahane especially for captaincy.’
Record of strong captain Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy record has been excellent. Under his captaincy, Rahane led Team India to a historic victory on Australian soil. Despite the absence of Kohli and injuries to star players, Rahane, along with the young players, achieved this historic victory. Along with this, under the captaincy of Rahane, Mumbai also became champion in Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup. Along with captaincy, Rahane’s current form is also tremendous.
In the match played against Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tournament, Rahane played a brilliant inning of 68 runs on 35 balls. Last season, KKR won the IPL title under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. However, Kolkata released Iyer before the mega auction.
