The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will get underway on March 22 and the groups have already assembled their squads for the two-month cricketing motion. The mega public sale in November 2024 led to a serious reshuffle in many of the groups.
India batter Ajinkya Rahane noticed himself going again to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after spending the 2022 season with them. The extremely skilled participant additionally noticed himself changing into the captain for the IPL 2025 season. With that, the right-hander is ready to change into the primary Indian participant to captain three totally different IPL groups and the fourth participant general to take action. Former Sri Lankan captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, and Australian batter Steve Smith are the opposite gamers to skipper three IPL groups.
Record of gamers to captain three IPL groups
| Participant | Groups |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Punjab Kings, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Punjab Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Delhi Capitals |
| Steve Smith | Pune Warriors India, Rising Pune Tremendous Giants, Rajasthan Royals |
The 36-year-old Mumbai batter has captained Rising Pune Tremendous Giants and Rajasthan Royals to date. With him being appointed as KKR captain, he’s all set to create the file on the opening night time of the season in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday.
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Ajinkya brings with him maturity and expertise: KKR CEO Venky Mysore
Earlier within the week, KKR CEO Venky Mysore make clear why Rahane was appointed the captain as a substitute of Venkatesh Iyer who was named the vice-captain. Mysore highlighted how intense an IPL season is with all of the strain to take care of and commitments to fulfil. The administration didn’t really feel like placing all that burden on the younger shoulders of Iyer.
“IPL is sort of an intense event. We expect very properly of Venkatesh Iyer, however on the identical time, [captaincy] is taxing on a teenager. We’ve got seen a number of folks going through challenges with it as they go ahead. It takes a really regular hand, loads of maturity, and expertise, which we felt Ajinkya brings with him. It takes a really regular hand, takes loads of maturity and expertise, which we felt Ajinkya brings with him,” Mysore stated.
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