The 3-times IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders announced Ajinkya Rahane as their skipper for the upcoming IPL season.

Rahane Becomes 8th Player To Lead KKR In IPL

Rahane will be the 8th player to lead KKR in the IPL after Sourav Ganguly, Brendon McCullum, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan, Shreyas Iyer, and Nitish Rana.

Venky Mysore Lauds Rahane

“We are delighted to have someone like Ajinkya Rahane, who brings his experience and maturity as a leader. Also, Venkatesh Iyer has been a franchise player for KKR and brings a lot of leadership qualities. We are confident that they will combine well as we start the defense of our title,” KKR CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement.

Rahane Reacts After Becoming KKR Captain

“It’s an honour to be asked to lead KKR, which has been one of the most successful franchises in the IPL. I think we have an excellent and balanced squad. I look forward to working with everyone and taking up the challenge of defending our title.” said newly appointed skipper Ajinkya Rahane.

KKR Squad Of IPL 2025

Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer (VC), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik