Who will captain KKR in IPL 2025? Aakash Chopra answers
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has shared his take on who will captain Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He believes that the defending champions will be making Venkatesh Iyer their skipper as they invested heavily in him.
The fewer for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is on as the League is all set to begin from 22nd March. As per the report in Cricbuzz, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be playing the first game of the tournament against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders have a pretty strong squad this time around. But they are yet to announce their skipper. Shreyas Iyer guided them to the title win last year but parted ways with the franchise. This has given a headache to the defending Champions about who to make their skipper.
KKR have plenty of options in Ajinkya Rahane, who is one of the best captains in Indian domestic cricket. Rinku Singh, who captains UP is also there, along with Venkatesh Iyer, who was picked by the franchise for the whopping amount of INR 23.75 crore. Also, there are overseas options in Sunil Narine and Andre Russell.
When you have invested so much money in someone, Venkatesh Iyer might be KKR's captain - Aakash Chopra
According to Aakash Chopra, KKR would be looking to pick one between Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer. But he believes that Rinku won't be getting the role as the franchise went all guns blazing for him in the auction. Speaking in a video posted on his YouTube channel, he said:
"It should be a two-horse race. It has to be either Venkatesh Iyer or Rinku Singh. In my opinion, Rinku Singh's stocks should have increased. He is UP's captain and is a proper player. However, it doesn't seem like they would make him their captain as well,"
"You went all guns blazing and spent so much money on Venkatesh Iyer that you suddenly feel whether you spent too much. You might have got even Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan or a few other players for that much. There were plenty of options available in the auction.When you have invested so much money in someone, Venkatesh Iyer might be KKR's captain."
Venkatesh Iyer has been one of the key performers for the KKR for the last few years. He also played a vital role in the franchise winning the title last year as he slammed a terrific half-century. He was also preferred over Shubman Gill by the franchise ahead of the 2022 auction, which speaks to how highly the franchise management rates him.
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