The Indian team got a major setback just before the ODI series against Australia. Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of all three matches. Iyer had complained of back pain during the fourth Test against Australia. He has been ruled out of the ODI series and will miss most of the IPL matches. In such a situation, Kolkata Knight Riders will need a new captain.
Veteran Tim Southee, Sunil Narine, and young batter Nitish Rana are the front runners for the role of the captaincy of Kolkata. But a mysterious name came out of the box as the new skipper of the KKR on their Instagram account.
Young batsman Rinku Singh can be appointed as the captain of the team. He has been in the team for five years. He has got the opportunity to play in 17 matches so far. Rinku has scored 251 runs in IPL at an average of 20.92. His strike rate has been 130.05.
Actually, Kolkata Knight Riders shared a video of Rinku Singh. Rinku was practising batting in it. In the comment box of this video, a fan wrote Rinku as a ‘game changer’. While replying to that fan, Kolkata named Rinku as their captain. After this, it was discussed again whether Rinku would captain Kolkata in some matches in the absence of Shreyas Iyer.
However, in the race to be the new skipper, Tim Southee is the top contender because he has the capability and is also leading his national side in the absence of a regular skipper. But it will be interesting to see who will be the new skipper of KKR and how many matches Shreyas will miss in IPL 2023. Shreyas Iyer was made the captain of Kolkata last year in place of Eoin Morgan. The team finished seventh in the points table with 12 points.
