KKR CEO welcomes back Shreyas Iyer as the captain for IPL 2024; names Nitish Rana vice-captain for the season
Shreyas Iyer (Source: Twitter)
Kolkata Knight Riders team franchise recently announced that their player Shreyas Iyer will once again take over the captain’s responsibilities for the team’s upcoming season of the IPL 2024. Notably, Shreyas Iyer missed the entire IPL 2023 season due to an injury and Nitish Rana was named as the interim captain in his absence.
The Shah Rukh Khan Khan lead franchise’s CEO Venky Mysore recently released an official statement in which he named Shreyas Iyer as the team’s captain while naming their interim captain Nitish Rana as the vice-captain. KKR will enter the IPL 2024 auction with ₹ 32.70 Crores in the purse with 12 slots to fill, including 4 slots for overseas players.
KKR CEO’s official statement to welcome Shreyas Iyer as the captain for IPL 2024
“It was indeed unfortunate that Shreyas missed IPL 2023 due to injury. We are delighted that he’s back and at the helm as Captain. The way he has worked hard to recover from his injury and the form he has displayed is a testament to his character,” KKR’s CEO Venky Mysore. “We are also grateful that Nitish had agreed to step into Shreyas’s shoes last season and did a great job. There’s no doubt Nitish as Vice Captain will support Shreyas in every possible way for the benefit of TeamKKR,” he added.
“I believe the last season presented us with several challenges, including my absence due to injury. Nitish did a great job not only filling in for me but also with his commendable leadership. I am delighted that KKR has named him Vice Captain. No doubt it will strengthen the leadership group,”
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Players
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Released Players
Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles
