Kolkata/Mumbai. The countdown for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) has started. Just 4 days later, i.e. from March 28, the Mahakumbh of cricket will start with the clash between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. But before this debut, a news has come from the camp of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which has created a stir among the fans. The fortunes of the team’s star finisher and ‘Sixer King’ Rinku Singh have improved overnight.
Rinku Singh becomes the new vice-captain of KKR: announced in ‘Knights Unplugged’
Kolkata Knight Riders is going to start its campaign against Mumbai on March 29, but even before taking the field, the franchise has played a big masterstroke. It was officially announced during the ‘Knights Unplugged’ event held on Tuesday that Rinku Singh has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team for IPL 2026. At the same time, the responsibility of captaining the team is given to an experienced player. Ajinkya Rahane Will remain with. Rinku getting this responsibility is being considered as a reward for her continuous excellent performance.
God’s plan has a new chapter. pic.twitter.com/2Gsy55mipi
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 24, 2026
Journey from 5 sixes to retention of 13 crores
This Lal from Aligarh had joined KKR in the year 2018 with a base price of just Rs 80 lakh. The turning point of Rinku Singh’s career was that match of the year 2023, where he hit 5 consecutive sixes in the last 5 balls and forced the cricket world to sit tight. The result of this trust is that KKR signed him before the 2025 mega auction. Rs 13 crore Was retained in huge amount. Rinku, who has experience of 59 IPL matches so far, will now be a part of the leadership group.
Captain. Vice-Captain. Sorted 😌💜 pic.twitter.com/reeySu1chL
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 24, 2026
KKR’s full schedule and squad for IPL 2026
Kolkata’s team looks very balanced this time. If we look at the initial matches of the team, the schedule is as follows:
29 March: KKR vs Mumbai Indians (Mumbai)
2 April: KKR vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata)
6 April: KKR vs Punjab Kings (Kolkata)
9 April: KKR vs Lucknow Super Giants (Kolkata)
KKR’s new squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh (vice-captain), Sunil Narine, Cameron Green, Rachin Ravindra, Mathisha Pathirana, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rovman Powell, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Finn Allen, Tejashwi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Akash Deep, Blessing Muzarabani.
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