Iyer makes a triumphant skipper of KKR
2023.12.14
Nitish Rana, who led the team in IPL 2023, has been named vice-captain
After missing the 2023 season due to a back ailment, Shreyas Iyer will captain the Kolkata Knight Riders again in the 2024 Indian Premier League. For the 2024 IPL, KKR’s vice captain is Nitish Rana, who filled in as captain during the previous season.
Prior to the 2022 Indian Premier League, KKR acquired Iyer for INR 12.25 crore, or around USD 1.5 million. Under Iyer’s leadership, the team finished eighth with six wins and eight losses. He was forced to miss the World Test Championship final that summer as well as the IPL in April 2023 due to a back issue. In the IPL 2023, Knight Riders, captained by Rana, had six victories and eight losses, finishing seventh once more.
Iyer stated in a statement, “I think the previous season presented us with several challenges, including my absence due to injury.” “Nitish performed admirably, not just covering for me but also demonstrating excellent leadership. That KKR has picked him vice captain makes me very happy. It will undoubtedly make the leadership group stronger.”
Since Iyer was captain of KKR, a lot has happened to the team. Previously leading the team under coach Brendon McCullum, he will now work alongside Gautam Gambhir, the new team mentor, and Chandrakant Pandit. Gambhir led KKR to their only two IPL championships, which they achieved in 2012 and 2014.
KKR had released 12 players including Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav ahead of the IPL player auction on December 19. They have a purse of INR 32.7 crore to spend.
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