Who will lead Kolkata Knight Riders?: Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL-2024 title. The team won the title after 10 years. The team did this under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, but Shreyas will not be with the team for the next season. Kolkata did not retain him and could not even add him to their team in the auction. In such a situation, the question is who will the current winner make the captain in the next season?
The team does not have any big name who has proved his captaincy in the IPL. The team has some good options which include the names of experienced players as well as young players. We tell you about the captaincy options of Kolkata.
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Ajinkya Rahane has once again become a part of Kolkata. He has also played in this team. Earlier Rahane was in Chennai. Rahane has captaincy experience. Among all the players Kolkata has, Rahane is the most experienced in terms of captaincy. He has captained Rajasthan Royals for a long time. Apart from this, he has also captained Team India. Under his captaincy in domestic cricket, he has won many titles for Mumbai. Rahane is one of the strong contenders to become the next captain of Kolkata.
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West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine is an important part of the team. He has been with the team for a decade. The team retains him every time, this time also he was retained. The team can also bet on Narine because he knows and understands the atmosphere of the franchise very well.
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Like Narine, Andre Russell has also been associated with Kolkata for a long time. This time also he was retained. Russell is known for his stormy batting and excellent bowling. Like Narine, he also understands the franchise and IPL very well.
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Former South African captain Quinton de Kock will be seen in Kolkata's jersey this time. De Kock, who has shown his batting prowess with Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow franchises, will have the big responsibility of giving Kolkata a strong start. He has captained South Africa and is also in the race for captaincy.
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Kolkata let go of Shreyas Iyer but kept Venkatesh Iyer with them. Venkatesh is the third most expensive player of this season for whom the team has paid a price of Rs 22.75 crore. The franchise must have made such a big investment on Venkatesh after careful consideration. It is possible that the franchise is thinking of keeping Venkatesh with them for a long time and that is why they have given such a huge amount. In such a situation, it should not be surprising if he is seen captaining. The team can prepare him for the future.
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