The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be starting from March 22 and the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be announcing their captain soon. While the franchise has not made any official announcement it is likely that on March 3 at 3:33 pm the announcement will be made.
India’s former Test captain Ajinkya Rahane who was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.50 crore in IPL 2025 Mega Auction is likely to lead. Many fans have also speculated that he will be leading KKR keeping in mind his vast experience. The other contender is Venkatesh Iyer and as the official announcement is awaited the fans are excited to know who’ll be leading the team in IPL 2025.
Ajinkya Rahane will be the best candidate for captaincy with all the experience he has garnered around the last few years :') https://t.co/9OlvnG98Yy
— SUNNIK DON CHAKRABARTY (@sunnikbabi1) March 3, 2025
Venkatesh Iyer was signed by KKR for INR 23.75 crore in the IPL mega auction and he was the highest bid for the franchise.
KKR Squad For IPL 2025
Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, 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
KKR Captains Till Now
| S.No | Captain | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sourav Ganguly | 2008-2010 |
| 2 | Brendon McCullum | 2009 |
| 3 | Gautam Gambhir | 2011-2017 |
| 4 | Dinesh Karthik | 2018-2020 |
| 5 | Eoin Morgan | 2020-2021 |
| 6 | Shreyas Iyer | 2022 and 2024 |
| 7 | Nitish Rana | 2023 (Interim) |
