IPL 2025: Ajinkya Rahane kicked aside as new KKR captain picked ...Middle East

There are a few other options for the role of KKR's captaincy like Ajinkya Rahane and Rinku Singh. However, Aakash Chopra feels that Venkatesh Iyer's huge price tag could force the franchise to make him the captain.

With RCB having appointed their captain recently, KKR remains one of the two teams who are yet to appoint their captain for IPL 2025. While speaking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra spoke about Ajinkya Rahane's chances of being the team's captain but denied it eventually.

Chopra also denied Rinku Singh for the role despite him being the captain of his domestic team Uttar Pradesh. Rinku has grown into a world-class cricketer under KKR management and is also a key part of India's T20I team.

Aakash Chopra picks Venkatesh Iyer to be KKR captain

Further speaking in the video, Aakash Chopra predicted Venkatesh Iyer to be the next KKR captain. Chopra reckons that the franchise spent loads of money on Iyer which might prompt them to make him the captain.

"However, they went with Venkatesh Iyer. They kept going a long way for him. In fact, they were having a fight with RCB. In the end, they got him and I think he could be their captain. When you have invested so much money in someone, Venkatesh Iyer might be KKR's captain," he added.

Venkatesh Iyer's IPL numbers

Iyer played a blinder of a knock in the IPL 2024 final against Sunrisers Hyderabad to help the Kolkata Knight Riders clinch the title. He smashed 52 off just 26 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Overall, he scored 370 runs in IPL 2024 at an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of 158.79.

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