Presently, it is unlikely that the Kolkata Knight Riders would retain Ajinkya Rahane as captain for the IPL 2026 after a poor campaign earlier this year. Since there are not many Indian options available for the captaincy, the KKR might surprise the fans with a big announcement.
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The star spinner has been part of the franchise since 2020, and he already has the experience of 84 IPL games, taking 100 wickets at an average of 23.85 and an economy rate of 7.57. Varun is now seen as the frontrunner to become KKR’s new captain after Tamil Nadu’s shocking move.
Indian captaincy on the cards as TNCA named Varun Chakravarthy captain for SMAT 2025
While Shahrukh Khan and R Sai Kishore have been named in the Tamil Nadu squad for the premier T20 tournament, it was quite bewildering that Sai Sudharsan didn’t find a place in the squad. Even Sai was dropped from India’s XI for the ongoing Kolkata Test against South Africa.
He is already one of India’s most reliable bowlers, and now he gets a precious opportunity to grow as a leader while guiding his state team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025.
After his captaincy debut, the star spinner will soon rejoin the national side for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, starting December 6. With India scheduled to play ten T20Is before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the mystery spinner is in for a demanding but rewarding stretch.
What RCB did with Patidar after IPL 2024 - KKR doing with Varun !!!If you have it first show it (captiancy skills) KKR (C) loading ?
— Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) November 13, 2025
Captaincy debut for Varun C? KKR fans, captain Varun loading? ? pic.twitter.com/UOQji8U4Va
— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) November 13, 2025
However, Varun will miss the final stages of SMAT 2025, which runs until December 18, because he will join the India squad for their T20I series against South Africa starting December 6.
Tamil Nadu squad SMAT 2025:
Varun Chakravarthy (C), Narayan Jagadeesan (VC/WK), Tushar Raheja (WK), S Rithik Easwaran (WK), VP Amit Sathvik, M Shahrukh Khan, Andre Siddarth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Shivam Singh, R Sai Kishore, M Siddharth, T Natarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, A Esakkimuthu, R Sonu Yadav, R Silambarasan.
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