Ajinkya Rahane is set to create history on the opening day of IPL 2025. Rahane will be leading Kolkata Knight Riders in the T20 league. He joined the defending champions at his base price of Rs 1.50 crore.

Wealth of experience and maturity may have tilted the scales in favour of the 36-year-old India veteran, but the IPL can be a strange beast

The 30-year-old Iyer, who reunited with KKR during the IPL 2025 mega auction last November with a hefty price tag of Rs 23.75 crore, recounted MS Dhoni's moment of "real captaincy" that left him gobsmacked during a CSK-KKR tie in Chennai.

The CEO revealed why Rahane was picked as the skipper for the upcoming season and what is in store for Venkatesh Iyer. , Cricket News - Times Now

KKR CEO Venky Mysore explained choosing Ajinkya Rahane as captain over Venkatesh Iyer, citing Rahane's experience and maturity. Rahane's successful leadership in IPL and international cricket, along with his long history in the league.

Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore revealed the reason behind choosing Ajinkya Rahane as the skipper of the defending champions instead of going with their record-signing Venkatesh Iyer. Before the captaincy announcement,

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) appointed Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is scheduled to start from March 22.

Ajinkya Rahane was named the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the IPL 2025 season, with the franchise choosing experience over youth in their leadership decision. KKR CEO Venky Mysore revealed that while Venkatesh Iyer was considered for the role,

The defending Champions are set to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of IPL 2025 on March 22.

WATCH - KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane offers worship ahead of title-defending IPL 2025 season (Source: KKR) The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are among the most successful IPL teams with three titles under their belt in the cash-rich league.