Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Shreyas Iyer as new captain
Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders announced middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer as their captain for the upcoming season on Wednesday.
🚨 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, say hello 👋 to the NEW SKIPPER of the #GalaxyOfKnights
অধিনায়ক #ShreyasIyer @ShreyasIyer15 #IPL2022 #KKR #AmiKKR #Cricket pic.twitter.com/veMfzRoPp2
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 16, 2022
Iyer was picked up by KKR, who edged out Lucknow Super Giants, in the recent IPL mega auction for Rs 12.25 crore. He was the third most expensive player at the auction behind Ishan Kishan, who went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore, and Deepak Chahar, who was retained by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14 crore.
𝘒𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘪-𝘮𝘶𝘬𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘢, 𝘦𝘩 𝘬𝘪 𝘩𝘰𝘺?
𝘒𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘩 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘪 kaptaan saab 😋@ShreyasIyer15 #KKR #AmiKKR #ShreyasIyer #GalaxyOfKnights pic.twitter.com/65odwfJST0
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 16, 2022
Having led Delhi Capitals to the IPL 2020 final, Iyer suffered a tough 2021 as he was sidelined for a lengthy period due to a shoulder injury. In that time, the Capitals opted for Rishabh Pant as captain and eventually decided to give the job to him permanently.
Gearing up for tonight. ইডেন গার্ডেন্স আর আমাদের অধিনায়ক 💜
PS. we are getting used to this sight! 😉@ShreyasIyer15 #KKR #AmiKKR #GalaxyOfKnights #ShreyasIyer #EdenGardens pic.twitter.com/KXQTiIieyk
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 16, 2022
However, he is fit now and has made it to the India squad across formats over the past four months.