Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the defending champions of IPL 2024, have named Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League. The franchise announced the news on March 3. Along with Rahane's appointment, Venkatesh Iyer has also been appointed as the vice-captain.

KKR will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League on March 22

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders appointed veteran top order batter Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.

In a major development, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have named Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The Knight Riders earlier announced that a new skipper will be named on March 3. The 2025 IPL auction saw KKR spend a total of ₹1.5 crore for Rahane.

Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday announced Ajinkya Rahane as the captain and Venkatesh Iyer as his deputy for the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Ajinkya Rahane was appointed as the new captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday, March 3, ahead of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rahane led Mumbai admirably in Ranji Trophy 2024-25,