Ajinkya Rahane
Now only a few days are left for the start of IPL 2025. The 18th season of the tournament will start from 22 March. All teams have also started their preparations for the upcoming season. In this episode, defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) announced their new captain for IPL 2025. He has entrusted the responsibility of captaincy for this season to Ajinkya Rahane. Let me tell you, Rahane has also been a part of KKR in 2022 and he will be seen leading his old franchise in the coming season.
What did Rahane say after getting KKR captaincy
Ajinkya Rahane looked quite happy after receiving KKR captaincy. After getting the captaincy, Rahane has assured the fans that he will try to defend the title this season. On getting the captaincy, Rahane said, it is an honor for him to captain Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the most successful franchisees in the IPL. He feels that he has a great and quite balanced team. They are eager to work with everyone and take a challenge to defend the trophy.
Rahane’s batting record in IPL
Ajinkya Rahane, who has been out of Team India for a long time, has a good record as a batsman in the IPL. He has played 185 matches in his IPL career. During this, he has scored 3761 runs at an average of 30.14 and a strike rate of 123.43. During this time, two centuries and 30 half -century innings have been seen with his bat. He is counted among the most successful batsmen of the IPL. Rahane has so far played for Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings in IPL.
Ajinkya Rahane will play for KKR for the second time
Let me tell you, this will be the second time when Rahane will be seen playing for KKR. Earlier, Kolkata bought Rahane before the 2022 season. That season he got a chance to play in only seven matches, in which he could only score 133 runs. The next season, he joined Chennai Super Kings and scored 326 runs at a strike rate of 172.49 there. Chennai was also able to win the title that year. In that entire season, Rahane played an important role as the top order batsman.
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