{"id":251000,"date":"2025-03-03T21:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/ipl-2025-kkr-appoint-ajinkya-rahane-as-captain-venkatesh-iyer-as-vice-captain-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T21:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:15:08","slug":"ipl-2025-kkr-appoint-ajinkya-rahane-as-captain-venkatesh-iyer-as-vice-captain-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/ipl-2025-kkr-appoint-ajinkya-rahane-as-captain-venkatesh-iyer-as-vice-captain-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025: KKR appoint Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Venkatesh Iyer as vice-captain | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118682648,imgsize-75276,width-400,resizemode-4\/118682648.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"IPL 2025: KKR appoint Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Venkatesh Iyer as vice-captain | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"IPL 2025: KKR appoint Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Venkatesh Iyer as vice-captain | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"KKR's Venkatesh Iyer (L) and Ajinkya Rahane (R).\">KKR&#8217;s Venkatesh Iyer (L) and Ajinkya Rahane (R).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kolkata Knight Riders<!-- --> on Monday appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ajinkya-rahane\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ajinkya Rahane<\/a> as captain and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/venkatesh-iyer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Venkatesh Iyer<\/a> as vice-captain for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.<br \/>KKR<!-- --> had signed Rahane for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore at the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL<\/a> mega auction in November last year. Iyer, meanwhile, was KKR&#8217;s biggest buy (third most expensive overall at the auction) at Rs 23.75 crore.<br \/>Rahane replaces KKR&#8217;s successful captain from last season, Shreyas Iyer, who was not retained and was then snapped by Punjab Kings in the auction.<br \/>\u201cWe are delighted to have someone like Ajinkya Rahane, who brings his experience and maturity as a leader. Also, Venkatesh Iyer has been a franchise player for KKR and brings a lot of leadership qualities. We are confident that they will combine well as we start the defense of our title,\u201d said KKR CEO Venky Mysore in a statement.<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@toisports\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a><br \/>Rahane said, \u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be asked to lead KKR, which has been one of the most successful franchises in the IPL. I think we have an excellent and balanced squad. I look forward to working with everyone and taking up the challenge of defending our title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KKR will get their quest to successfully defend their title underway against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, March 22.<br \/>With KKR announcing Rahane as their lead, the only team yet to name a captain are Delhi Capitals (DC). Rishabh Pant led DC last year but was not retained and will lead his new team Lucknow super Giants in <!-- -->IPL 2025<!-- -->.<br \/>The IPL season gets underway on March 22.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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