KKR got the captain, the team can give the responsibility to the veteran who has captained in IPL.

IPL 2025: In the mega auction held on 24 and 25 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the Indian Premier League 2025, KKR has bought a player whom the team can appoint as its next captain. That player is not Venkatesh Iyer but someone else. This player has also captained a big franchise in the past.

Venkatesh will not be the captain

KKR had bought all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 23.75 crore in the mega auction held on 24 November. When KKR bought Venkatesh for such a huge amount, it seemed that the team could make him the captain, but on November 25, a player has entered who has previously commanded an IPL team and now his chances of becoming the captain have increased. Has been.

This player can be the next captain

Veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane was not sold in the first phase of Mega Auction 2025 but later KKR bought him for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Rahane has captained Rajasthan Royals in the past. He captains Mumbai in domestic cricket and has won the Ranji Trophy for the team. Under his captaincy, Team India has also won the Test series in Australia. In such a situation, he has come forward in the race for the captaincy of KKR. Rahane has played for KKR in the past also.

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Ajinkya Rahane, playing the 2008 IPL, has so far scored 4642 runs in 185 matches, scoring 2 centuries and 30 half-centuries. His average is above 30 and the highest score is 105 not out. Rahane captained Rajasthan Royals in 2018 and 2019.

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