KKR Next Captain: Shahrukh Khan got the replacement of Shreyas Iyer, will Kolkata Knight Riders make this player the captain? – who will be next captain of kkr 2025 venkatesh iyer can replace shreyas iyer ipl auction

Jeddah: When Shreyas Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders to win the title of IPL 2024 season, it was believed that the team would retain him at any cost, but it did not happen. The team released him and now he has joined Punjab Kings for a huge amount of Rs 26.75 crore. On the other hand, KKR is still looking for a player who will prove to be suitable for captaincy. However, in the meanwhile he bought his all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for a huge amount and news started coming that he would be the captain of the team. Venkatesh Iyer has also given a statement in this regard. Happy with his old franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) being bought for Rs 23.75 crore in the mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL), all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer said that he is ready to take up the challenge of captaincy for the team. Would like to accept gladly. The Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise decided not to retain their 2024 IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer in the mega auction here and spent big money to include Venkatesh in the squad.

After being bought by KKR for a huge amount, Venkatesh said, ‘I got the opportunity to captain the team in the absence of Nitish Rana, when he was injured, I was the vice-captain of the team.’ He said, ‘I have always believed that captaincy is just a position. Team leadership is about creating an environment where everyone feels they can play and contribute to this team. If given the responsibility, I will be very happy to take it.

He said, ‘Our aim will be to work together to defend the championship and continue our winning campaign. Thank you very much for choosing me in your team. Venkatesh has played 9 T20 Internationals and two ODI matches for India. He became the third most expensive buy in the IPL mega auction after Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants, Rs 27 crore) and Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings, Rs 26.75 crore). Now the thing to be seen is that he is ready for captaincy, but is the franchise ready to give him this responsibility?