KKR CEO Venky Mysore on the IPL 2025 Public sale© AFP
There was a number of dialog surrounding the captaincy scenario in Kolkata Knight Riders following the IPL 2025 public sale. KKR received the IPL 2024 title beneath Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy however the franchise determined to launch the India batter forward of the brand new season. Following the public sale, two main contenders have emerged for the KKR captaincy position – Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane. Whereas Rahane is the skilled possibility, the Rs 23.75 crore price ticket makes Venkatesh a primary contender for the place. After the public sale, KKR CEO Venky Mysore opened up concerning the scenario and he offered a transparent reply concerning the captaincy conundrum.
“Effectively, you recognize that. To be sincere, we’ve got to take a seat down and take inventory. Generally what occurs is, after you’ve got achieved all of these items, you simply have to take a seat down, mirror, take a look at the entire thing. There are stakeholders and elements of the suppose tank will not be right here. So we’ll all sit down and have a correct chat about that, and I am positive a correct choice will probably be made,” Mysore was quoted as saying to the broadcasters.
In the meantime, Venkatesh Iyer on Sunday stated he can be “more than pleased” to tackle the captaincy problem and step into Shreyas Iyer’s footwear.
In a daring and sudden transfer, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise selected to not retain their 2024 IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer on the mega public sale right here and went for an all out bidding conflict towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru to safe Venkatesh.
“I had the chance to captain the aspect in Nitish Rana’s absence when he was sadly injured, and I used to be the vice-captain as effectively,” stated Venkatesh after he was purchased by KKR for the large quantity.
“I’ve at all times believed that captaincy is only a tag, however management is about creating an atmosphere the place everybody feels they’ll play for this crew and contribute. If given the accountability, I’d be more than pleased to take it on. Completely (I am prepared for it).
“Collectively, we’ll purpose to defend the championship and proceed our successful marketing campaign. Thanks very a lot for selecting me in your squad,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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