The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will get underway on March 22 and the teams have already assembled their squads for the two-month cricketing action. The mega auction in November 2024 led to a major reshuffle in most of the teams.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to defend their crown under their new skipper Ajinkya Rahane with Venkatesh Ier as his deputy. The Knight Riders will begin their title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of the tournament.

Ajinkya Rahane is set to create history on the opening day of IPL 2025. Rahane will be leading Kolkata Knight Riders in the T20 league. He joined the defending champions at his base price of Rs 1.50 crore.

David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 562 runs The former Australia batter was terrific for the Hyderabad-based franchise during the eighth season of IPL. Warner played a total of 14 matches in the season,

Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore revealed the reason behind choosing Ajinkya Rahane as the skipper of the defending champions instead of going with their record-signing Venkatesh Iyer. Before the captaincy announcement,

He proved himself as India skipper in Australia; IPL will provide a different opportunity as leader this season

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) appointed Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is scheduled to start from March 22.

T he Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are among the most successful IPL teams with three titles under their belt in the cash-rich league. Their third and latest IPL trophy came in 2024