Shreyas Iyer KKR News

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. Three times champions KKR will look to defend their title under a new captain in Ajinkya Rahane, who has played for the franchise in the past. Here's KKR's predicted playing XI for IPL 2025 Match vs RCB:

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have appointed Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for IPL 2025. Venkatesh Iyer has been named vice-captain of the side.  Several big names have captained KKR over the years as the franchise have won three IPL titles. Here's a list of captains, who have led KKR in the IPL history:

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to add another title in their cabinet during IPL 2025 season. However, the IPL 2024 champions won't have their captain Shreyas Iyer and star mentor Gautam Gambhir in the upcoming season for different reasons. So, it will be interesting to see how KKR performs in IPL 2025.  Here's the predicted playing XI of KKR for IPL 2025: 

In this collection of photos, we will take you through all the captaincy options of KKR.

After being left out of the squad for the first Test match against Australia, Iyer returned to the squad and batted in the 2nd and 3rd Test matches.