KKR Captain: Ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders find themselves in a big problem. Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR in the 2022 season is likely to miss the upcoming season of the IPL. If Iyer is not available, the question arises that would lead the KKR side in IPL 16. The Kolkata-based franchise recently posted a clip of Rinku Singh in which he can be seen smoking sixes in the practice session. In the comment box of the same video, the franchise dropped a hint that Rinku may lead the side in the upcoming season. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates with Insidesport.IN
Not only IPL 2023, but WTC Final is also doubtful for Shreyas Iyer to make his return. As reported earlier, the middle-order batter is targeting ODI World Cup 2o23 for his comeback in India squad.
KKR Captain: Rinku Singh to replace Shreyas Iyer as KKR skipper for IPL 2023? KKR shares a video of all-rounder smoking sixes in the practice session
A video was shared by KKR on their official Instagram handle. In the video left-handed batter, Rinku Singh can be seen playing his trademark sweep shot. KKR captioned the video, “This shot will sweep you off your feet!”. On the video, a fan commented “Game changer, Rinku.” KKR replied to the users saying, “Our skipper.”
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Shreyas Iyer was dealing with a back injury, but he was able to heal and rejoin the Indian team for the second Test in Delhi. In the third Test match, Iyer noticed soreness in his back and was immediately taken for a scan. Iyer’s back injury hurts the Kolkata Knight Riders’ hopes of winning the championship.
KKR Captain: Rinku Singh to replace Shreyas Iyer as KKR skipper for IPL 2023? KKR shares a video of all-rounder smoking sixes in the practice session
Indian star batter Shreyas Iyer was all set to lead KKR for the second time in the 2023 edition of IPL. But now, he is set to miss the first half of IPL. Kolkata will play their first match on April 1 against Punjab Kings. They will not only miss their young skipper, but Iyer’s absence will also have an impact on the team’s performance.
Meanwhile, the IPL franchise KKR is left without a captain for the beginning of IPL season 16. Fans were speculating that Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Nitish Rana, or Shakib Al Hasan could be named as captain. But the franchise may have given a big signal about who would skipper KKR in place of Iyer. Although Rinku Singh is a left-handed batter, the hint undoubtedly stunned many followers.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad 2023: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan.
KKR Captain: Rinku Singh to replace Shreyas Iyer as KKR skipper for IPL 2023? KKR shares a video of all-rounder smoking sixes in the practice session
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