KKR captain will change in IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders will also exclude 24 crore players

Which players can be traded for IPL 2026, which players can be released? With this, the captain of some teams can also be changed in the next season. Amidst these many questions, Kolkata Knight Riders have come into the discussion, which finished eighth in the IPL 2025 points table. A solution of how KKR’s trouble is solved, Venkatesh Iyer, who took a salary of Rs 23.75 crore, has also been told to release.

For the past several weeks, the names of top wicketkeeper batsmen like Sanju Samson and KL Rahul have been in the discussion, who have good batting as well as experience of captaincy. Samson and Rahul’s names have been linked to two former IPL champion teams as KKR and CSK. Meanwhile, former India cricketer Akash Chopra has given very important advice to KKR.

Will KKR change the captain?

Former India cricketer Akash Chopra has advised that with the arrival of Sanju Samson in the team, KKR will open the option of captaincy. However, Ajinkya Rahane had scored 390 runs in IPL 2025 as the captain of Kolkata and scored 390 runs. Giving another advice, Chopra said that by releasing Venkatesh Iyer, Kolkata team can add 24 crores to their purse before mini auction.

Venkatesh Iyer was bought by KKR for Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, but his figures were not like his salary. Iyer played 11 matches last season, in which he was able to score just 142 runs. Talking about Ajinkya Rahane, Akash Chopra advised him to remove him from the captaincy, not to release.

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