IPL 2023: Who will be the captain of KKR in place of Shreyas Iyer? These 3 players in the race
Only a few days are left for the start of IPL 2023. The 16th season of IPL is starting from 31st March. But even before the start of the tournament, Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered a major setback. Actually KKR captain Shreyas Iyer is out of IPL due to injury. The doctor has advised him for surgery after which he can stay away from the field for 5 months. Last season, KKR made Iyer their captain. Now the question arises in the minds of KKR fans that who will lead the team in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. The names of three players are included in this race.
Sunil Narayan
In the absence of Shreyas Iyer, West Indies and KKR veteran all-rounder Sunil Narine can be given the responsibility of captaincy. He recently led the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20 League. Which is the franchise team of KKR. Sunil Narine has a lot of T20 experience. He has been a part of KKR for many years. In such a situation, he can be entrusted with the responsibility of captaincy. In IPL, Sunil Narayan has taken a total of 1025 runs and 152 wickets in 148 matches.
Tim Southee
KKR can also make New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee its captain. Saudi also has a lot of captaincy experience. He has led for New Zealand. He is also an experienced bowler. In such a situation, he is also involved in the race for the captaincy of KKR. Saudi has so far taken 45 wickets in 52 IPL matches.
Nitish Rana
29-year-old Nitish Rana is also included in the list of becoming the captain of KKR. He can also replace Shreyas Iyer. Nitish Rana has been a part of KKR for a long time. He has won many matches on his own. Nitish Rana has scored 2181 runs in 91 matches in IPL so far. At the same time, he has also taken 7 wickets in his name.
KKR team for IPL 2023:
Shreyas Iyer (currently captain), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan , Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wise, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mandeep Singh, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan.
