Kolkata Knight Riders have bought many good players in the auction for IPL 2025. Now 3 such contending players have been added to the list of Kolkata Knight Riders who can fill the gap of the captain.
To know who will be the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025 and what is the KKR playing 11 squad for IPL 2025, you will have to read this article till the end.
Not one or two but 3 players are contenders to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025!

IPL Auction 2025 schedule is over. With this, many expensive players have also joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team. IPL 2024 winning team Kolkata Knight Riders did not include their winning champion Shreyas Iyer in the team using RTM in the IPL 2025 auction program and released him during the retention program itself. In such a situation, it was being speculated who would be a big contender to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025.
After the end of IPL Auction 2025 program, looking at the full squad of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025, it was estimated that there are 3 such players who are eligible to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Let us tell you that three contenders have put their names in the list to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025, which includes Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh.
The third most expensive player of IPL 2025 is a contender to become the KKR team captain!

Kolkata Knight Riders took the most important decision in the IPL mega auction by including their old player Venkatesh in the team. Let us tell you that Venkatesh Iyer has been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at a huge price.
Venkatesh Iyyer has played many good and half-century innings for Kolkata Knight Riders, hence he is being said to be the third most expensive player of IPL 2025.
This is the full squad of IPL 2025 Kolkata Knight Riders!
Not one or two but three contenders are ready to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025 and these 3 contenders are as follows:

3. Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh has been an important player of Kolkata Knight Riders and he also captained in the recent T20 league, due to which he has got the qualities of Rohit Sharma. Rinku Singh is at third place among the big contenders to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders and if he is given this opportunity, he can give great innings to KKR in IPL 2025. Let us tell you that Rinku Singh had already been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders at a price of Rs 13 crore.

2. Andre Russell
Andre Russell is an important player of Kolkata Knight Riders and he has been a part of the team in the IPL since the 2014 season. Andhra Russell also comes second among the contenders to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. Russell has a lot of experience of playing in the T20 league and he also shares a good behavior with the team players hence he is very helpful in the team lead.
If Andre Russell is given a chance to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, then he can definitely play great innings for the team in IPL 2025. Let us tell you that Andre Russell had already been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 12 crore.

1. Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer, the third most expensive player of IPL 2025, registered his name at number one in the list of becoming the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. Venkatesh Iyer has played many brilliant innings for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and the last several seasons, hence he is considered the biggest contender to become the captain. Let us tell you that Kolkata Knight Riders have included Venkatesh Iyer in the team in the Auction 2025 program by purchasing him for a huge price of around Rs 23.75 crore.
Venkatesh Iyer, after getting such a huge amount in the auction 2025, had given the statement that he would be even happier when he gets the captaincy of the team. In such a situation, it is being speculated that if Venkatesh Iyer is made the captain of the Kolkata Knight riders, then he can show his talent in IPL 2025 also.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ probable playing 11 for IPL 2025!
Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.
FAQ’S Related to Kolkata Knight Riders
Q – Who is the captain of KKR now?

Venkatesh Iyer could be the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025.
Q – Who is a captain of KKR in 2025?

Venkatesh Iyer can become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025.
Q – How much did Srk pay for KKR?

Kolkata Knight Riders owner and actor Shahrukh Khan had paid around Rs 570 crore for the team.
Q – Who is the best player of KKR?

Venkatesh Iyer is the best player of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Q – Who is the vice captain of KKR?

The vice captain of Kolkata Knight Riders is Nitish Rana.
Q – Who is the power hitter in KKR?

Rinku Singh is considered a powerful hitter batsman of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Q – Who will play for KKR in 2025?

Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.
Conclusion
In this article, we have provided you information related to 3 contenders to become the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. Along with this, we have also got information related to the players and full squad of Kolkata Knight Riders playing in IPL 2025.
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