Kolkata Knight Riders Ceo Venky Mysore Reveled The Reason Behind Choosing Ajinkya Rahane as the skipper of the defending champions instead of going with his record-signing venkatesh Iyer. Before the capacity announcing, there was speech about Rahane and Iyer Being the Front-Runners for the Captaincy. The Madhya Pradesh all-rounder wasn't among the list of retens and appeared in the mega action. Kkr broke the bank and had to Shell out a Whopping Rs 23.75 Crore to Bringing Him Back to the franchise.
After Securing His Homecoming, Iyer Admitted His Interest In Captaincy If the Franchise Decided to Hand Him The Responsibility.
However, the three-time champions decided to go for the experience rahane and appoint Iyer as his deputy. According to Mysore, The Management Decided to Opt for Rahane to Ensure Captaincy Didn Bollywood a taxing affair on Iyer.
“IPL is Quite an intenses tournament. [captaincy] is taxing on a youngster. We have seen lots of people having lots of challenges with it [handling captaincy] As they go forward. It takes a very steady hand, takes a lot of maturity and experience, which we felt ajinkya brings with him, “MySore Told Espncricinfo.
Rahane will begin his second stint with the franchise in the upcoming IPL 2025. His resume boasts his immense experience in leading a side to glori.
He has captained India to eight wins in 11 game across formats. He Features Among the most successful captains in domestic cricket. In the cash-rich league, he has captain in 25 matches across two franchises, Once at Rising Pune Supergiant and the rest at Rajasthan royals.
Mysore Believes Rahane's Wealth of Experience Can only be Beneficial for the Defending Champions and said, “He has played 185 IPL games, 200 Internet Games Formats Formats. In domestic, he's lad in ipl. And he has played from season one of ipl.
“Captaincy cannot be undress. This is going to be my 15th season, so I have seen a lot. It is not only about what you do on the field. [other] Stuff when it comes to IPL, Including Dealing with Media, and there will be expectation in terms of the capting. At the same time, it is a new cycle; There is diversity in the team. If you have to be a successful captain, you have to invest in building relationship with everydaybody so that you know how to get the best out of everything
“And then there's preparatory stuff in terms of camps, bowlers 'meetings, batters' meetings, interaction with coaches – that's a lot to take in. From from that percetative, we are lucy you have got ajinkya, Who will be terrific for us.
Mysore went on to affirm that Iyer would continue to be a part of the Leadership Group and Cold Grow as a Potential Captain in the future.
“We have been very impressed with the Leadership Qualities that he has shown. and the energy he brings [to the dressing room]So he definitely has got massive potential. So, he's one for the future for us for sure. He clearly is capticy material, “MySore said.
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