IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer to lead Kolkata Knight riders in upcoming season
Kolkata, February 16: With the IPL mega auction 2022 done and dusted, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Shreyas Iyer as its captain for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Stylish India batter Shreyas Iyer, who accepted the KKR captaincy, said "I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to lead such a prestigious franchise as KKR. The IPL as a tournament brings together the top players from various countries and cultures, and I am excited to lead this incredible group of players."
"I'd like to thank KKR's owners, management, and support staff for trusting me to head this team, and I am confident that we can find the right synergies to achieve the team's goals," Iyer added.
In the IPL mega auction 2022, KKR had acquired Shreyas Iyer for a whopping Rs 15.25 crore. In earlier IPL season, the right-handed batsman had led Delhi Capitals.
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Talking about Iyer's appointment as captain of the team, KKR coach Brendon McCullum stated, "I am very excited to have one of India's brightest future leaders in Shreyas Iyer, take the reins at KKR. I've enjoyed Shreyas' game and his captaincy skills from afar and now will look forward to working closely with him to drive forward the success and style of play we want at KKR."
KKR team for IPL 2022 include Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Rana, Pat Cummins, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tim Southee, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav and Aman Khan.
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