Ajinkya Rahane
IPL 2025 kkr: It is now less than a month to start IPL 2025. Meanwhile, Team India may be playing in the Champions Trophy, but the teams have intensified their preparations. Meanwhile, the wait was being made when the new captain of KKR i.e. Kolkata Knight Riders would be announced. Now the announcement has been made. Earlier it was believed that Venkatesh Iyer could be the captain of the team, but all were shocked when the announcement was made by KKR. The new captain of the team Ajinkya Rahane has been made.
Ajinkya Rahane will handle the team’s command
KKR has now found a new captain for the next season of IPL. Ajinkya Rahane will be the captain of the team. He has previously captained Rajasthan Royals. However, his figures there are nothing special there. He has also been the captain of Pune Supergiants in a match. In 2023, he has also won IPL as a player for CSK once. Ajinkya Rahane has captained Rajasthan Royals in 25 matches in the IPL, out of which he has won only 9 and has lost 16. Now it will be interesting to see what captain they do for KKR.
Ajinkya Rahane was purchased at a very low price
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Ajinkya Rahane for Rs 1.5 crore and in his court. If you talk about Venkatesh Iyer, KKR spent 23.75 crores to keep him with him. After this it seemed that Venkatesh Iyer would be his new captain. But when the announcement was made, the bet was overturned. This time KKR has to play his first match with RCB on 22 March, this IPL will be inaugurated this season. Earlier, the team captain was Shreyas Iyer, but he was released by the team and he is now the captain of Punjab Kings.
Rahane was not scored in IPL last season
Ajinkya Rahane was playing for CSK in the 2024 IPL. However, he could not do anything special for the team. He scored only 242 runs in 13 matches last season for the team, after which CSK released him. This time when the auction for the IPL, Rahane came to the base prize of 1.5 crore. But he did not find any buyer in the first few rounds. Finally, KKR bought him at the base prize. However, now when it comes to domestic cricket, Rahane’s performance has been excellent there. He played an important role in Mumbai in winning the tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali. He scored 469 runs at an average of 58.62 and a great strike rate of 164.56.
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