Ajinkya Rahane appointed KKR captain ahead of IPL 2025
Updated On: 03 March, 2025 05:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Venkatesh Iyer, who was in the race for KKR's captaincy, has been named as Ajinkya Rahane's deputy. Ajinkya Rahane replaced Shreyas Iyer as the captain of KKR. Iyer will now lead Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL 2025
Ajinkya Rahane (Pic: X/@mufaddal_vohra)
Team India veteran Ajinkya Rahane was appointed as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Ajinkya Rahane, whose premium format has been Test cricket, has reinvented himself in the shortest format by performing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. He finished the domestic league as the leading run-scorer with 469 runs at a strike rate of 164.56.
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