Venki Mysore, CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders, has made a big disclosure. He has told why the franchise appointed Ajinkya Rahane as captain in place of Venkatesh Iyer. Last season Shreyas Iyer was the captain of the team and also made the team the champion, but the franchise neither retained nor bought him in the auction.
In such a situation, before the announcement of the new captain, such reports were coming out that Venkatesh Iyer can be made the new captain of the team. Iyer was bought by KKR for Rs 23.75 crore. However, the captaincy for the next season was purchased for Rs 1.5 crore Ajinkya Rahane Handed to At the same time, Venkatesh Iyer will be Vice Captain.
KKR’s CEO Venky Mysore made a big disclosure about Ajinkya Rahane
KKR CEO Venki Mysore told about the captaincy that the management decided to choose Rahane to ensure that the captaincy would not be cumbersome to Iyer. Venky Mysore told ESPNcricinfo, “IPL is a very exciting tournament. Apparently, we think very well about Venkatesh Iyer, but at the same time, this (captaincy) is very difficult for a young player.
We have seen that along with moving forward, many people have to face many challenges in (captaincy). This requires a very stable hand, a lot of maturity and experience, which we felt that Ajinkya Rahane has brought with him. ” This will be the second time Ajinkya Rahane will play for KKR.
Mysore believes that Rahane’s experience may prove beneficial for the current champion. He said, “He has played 185 IPL matches and 200 international matches in all formats. He has captained India, has captained Mumbai in domestic matches and has also captained IPL. Apart from this, he has been playing since the first season of IPL. All this is a very big thing. There should be no surprise in this. “
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