IPL 2025: Ajinkya Rahane Named As KKR New Captain

Updated on: March 22, 2025

The defending champions KKR will come for their opening match with Ajinkya Rahane as their new Captain. Following a long debate over the leadership, KKR has now cleared the air and has officially announced the Captain for the 2025 season.

The announcement came officially from the CEO of KKR Venky Mysore. Announcing to the public, he said, “We 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.”

Along with announcing Ajinkya Rahane as their captain, Venkatesh Iyer has also been announced as franchise deputy in chair. Iyer has been bought by paying a massive amount of Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Ajinkya Rahane in IPL Leadership

The IPL Mega Auction has brought a whole circle of new changes to the team. For the IPL 2025, the purple army will have a new Captain as Ajinkya Rahane is officially stepping into Skipper’s shoes.

Accepting the leadership, Rahane expressed that, “It’s 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.”

Rahane, who’s been stepping in as Shreyas Iyer’s successor, was bought for the amount of Rs 1.50 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega-Auction last year.

KKR Squad for IPL 2025

Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.

Now, with a new Captain, the well-equipped squad is all set to bring their A game on the field. KKR will begin its IPL 2025 season with an opening match against RCB at Eden Gardens on 22 March 2025.