Shreyas Iyer: Kolkata (KKR) has released its trophy-winning captain Shreyas Iyer before the mega auction of IPL 2025. This is the first time in IPL history that an IPL winning captain has come in the auction in the next season. After the departure of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata’s management has also found its new captain.
Rinku Singh can become the next captain of KKR
Let us tell you that according to media reports, Kolkata management can make Rinku Singh the captain. Rinku has been a part of the Kolkata team in the IPL for the last few years and has helped Kolkata win important matches. He can be made captain only after seeing his performance.
Captaincy became the reason for release
Shreyas has performed well as a captain in the IPL and has been successful in taking his team to the playoffs, but every time he has to leave that franchise later. Earlier, Shreyas was in Delhi Capitals (DC) where he left Delhi due to not getting the captaincy.
If we look at Shreyas’s performance as a captain in IPL, he has captained two teams in 4 seasons. In which his team has not only reached the playoffs thrice but has also been successful in playing the finals and once won the finals.
Shreyas captained Delhi in the years 2019 and 2020, both times his team was successful in reaching the playoffs. Whereas in the years 2022 and 2024, he captained Kolkata, in which in 2022 his team could not qualify till the playoffs, whereas in 2024, under his captaincy, the team was successful in winning the final.
This has been Rinku’s performance in IPL
If Kolkata makes Rinku Singh the captain, then he can captain for the next many years. Because his age is only 27 years. Rinku has played 46 matches in IPL, scoring 893 runs in 40 innings at an average of 30 and strike rate of 143. In which his highest score is 67 runs not out.
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