Who Is KKR New Captain: Rs 1.5 crore heavier than Venkatesh Iyer of Rs 23.75 crore? Played under the captaincy of KKR, Shahrukh Khan will be happy! – ipl 2025 kkr captaincy may remain a dream for venkatesh iyer ajinkya rahane can turn the table shahrukh khan will be happy

New Delhi: Surprising everyone, teams spent lavishly for Venkatesh Iyer in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ahead of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League. His old league Kolkata Knight Riders did not retain him. At that time he might have thought that Venkatesh would be available cheaply in the auction, but it did not happen. Apart from Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore opened the treasury, then Shahrukh’s team had to spend Rs 23 crore 75 lakh to save their star. Kolkata Knight Riders made the first bid for Venkatesh with a base price of Rs 2 crore. So Lucknow Supergiants took charge. Within no time, Venkatesh’s price crossed Rs 8 crore (IPL 2024 price). After this, Royal Challengers Bangalore took the lead and did not leave the field till the last breath. When he joined the team on the first day of the auction for Rs 23.75 crore, it seemed that the team was thinking of making him the captain, because former KKR champion Shreyas Iyer had gone to Punjab Kings.

Regarding this, Venkatesh also said that if the team gives him this responsibility then he is ready. However, on the second day, Kolkata Knight Riders bought another player at the base price, who has a lot of captaincy experience. He is Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane cost the team Rs 1.5 crore. This is also their base price. He has the experience of captaining Rajasthan Royals, Indian cricket team and Mumbai for a long time.

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Meanwhile, in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Rahane scored 52 runs in an explosive manner, hitting 3 fours and 3 sixes in 34 balls. On the basis of his and captain Shreyas Iyer’s inning of 71 runs in 39 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes, Mumbai achieved Maharashtra’s target of 172 runs in 17.1 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders owners Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla will be happy to see his brilliant T20 batting. Coach Chandrakant Pandit would also like that if Ajinkya Rahane is in form then he would have the option of an experienced captain.