IPL 2025: KKR appointed Ajinkya Rahane captain; this 23.75 crore player also has a big responsibility

The Indian Premier League 2025 starts from 22 March. All the people are eagerly waiting for the upcoming tournament. Although IPL 2025 Before Kolkata Knight Riders have announced the captain of their team.

Veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane Kolkata Knight Riders The new captain of the team has been appointed. Ajinkya Rahane’s performance has always been very good in domestic cricket and he has put pressure on the bowlers of the opposing team while batting well. Not only this, this best batsman has batted very well in the Indian Premier League and he has a lot of experience in playing in this tournament.

Ajinkya Rahane’s record as captain in the Indian Premier League is not as good. Ajinkya Rahane has so far captained the team in 25 matches in the IPL, out of which only 9 have won while he has lost 16 matches. The winning percentage of the brilliant batsman as the captain is 36%.

Let us know that, Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League 2024 Trophy under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. However, before the upcoming season, he released Shreyas Iyer. In the mega auction of IPL 2025, the team bought Ajinkya Rahane and now he has been appointed as the captain of the team.

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Venkatesh Iyer appointed as vice -captain of Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders have also announced their vice -captains for the upcoming season. While Ajinkya Rahane has been appointed as the captain of the team, on the other hand Venkatesh Iyer has been given the responsibility of vice -captain.

Talking about Ajinkya Rahane, he batted in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, scoring 469 runs in 8 innings at an average of 58.62 and a strike rate of 164.56. Ajinkya Rahane said after becoming captain, ‘It is an honor for me. Kolkata Knight Riders is one of the most successful franchisees of IPL and their squad is also quite balanced. I am desperate to work with everyone and I am fully prepared for the upcoming challenge.