Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) venky mysore has reveled bee the defending champions appointed ajinkya rahane as their capting Venkatesh Iyer.
After getting picked by kkr in the mega auction for Rs 23.75 Crore, India All-Rounder Venkatesh Iyer was the Front-Runner for the Captaincy of Three-Time IPL Winners. However, kkr appointed rahane as their skipper, which surprised the fans.
According to Franchise Ceo Venky Mysore, Rahane’s Vast Experience and “Maturity” in Handling An “Intense” Tournament Such as the IPL Made Him The Automatic Choice to Lead Kkr.
“IPL is Quite an intenses tournament. Clearly, we think very well of venkatesh Iyer, but at the same time it [captaincy] is taxing on a youngster.
We have seen lots of people having lots of challenges with it [handling captaincy] As they go forward. It takes a very steady hand, takes a lot of maturity and experience, which we felt ajinkya brings with him, “MySore Told Espncricinfo.
Mysore explained why it wasn’t a surprising decision, Given Ajinkya Rahane’s impressive record as a leader.
“He Has Played 185 IPL Games, 200 International Games Across Formats. Surprise at all [on appointing Rahane as captain]”The Kkr Ceo.
The kkr’s ceo also mentioned that ajinkya will mener and groom venkatesh iyer to be the next skipper of the franchise.
“Knowing Ajinkya, He Will Take Him [Venkatesh] Under His Wings and Mentor Him on the Captaincy Side of Things. So, in a way, I expect they will be kind of joined at the hip and working very closely toge, “MySore said.
“We have been very impressed with the leadership qualities that he has shown. and the energy he brings [to the dressing room]So he definitely has got massive potential. So, he’s one for the future for us for sure. He cleared is Captaincy Material, “He Added.
Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first match of the ipl 2025 at the iconic eden gardens in kolkata on MARCH 22.