IPL 2024 : Shreyas Iyer back as KKR captain 

Shreyas Iyer returns as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain for IPL 2024 after a back injury sidelined him in 2023

[{"selector":"#anim-c01d1448-1cd2-44cf-97b5-9d757b0d96a9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e6bdf78-c3f7-4f08-a610-2f50df73f186","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Iyer led KKR to a seventh-place finish in 2022 before his injury, and Nitish Rana filled the captaincy void in 2023, achieving the same result

[{"selector":"#anim-f8566b36-88a6-4202-adb4-1edeccb412f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7a2c935-db46-428a-9581-22ce6435283b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.46540%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Iyer expresses gratitude for Rana's leadership and welcomes him as vice-captain for 2024, strengthening the team's leadership group.

[{"selector":"#anim-206b34c1-7122-48f4-b5f8-6c9ae3dfb813","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-009384e4-87d4-4344-9eff-71c2dbba8e1b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.46540%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

KKR undergoes a coaching shift, with Chandrakant Pandit and Gautam Gambhir replacing Brendon McCullum as coach and mentor

[{"selector":"#anim-7d4c3e62-9448-4d9f-88e0-0e5dfa3c7c59","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6793805f-afda-4581-8ace-1889cc35b311","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Iyer has prior experience working with both Pandit and Gambhir – with Pandit in his early years and Gambhir at Delhi Daredevils.

[{"selector":"#anim-c8478a86-2f85-4d9d-b428-b5692a0147e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae0e4f10-cda0-434b-95b0-c069e55032c3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

KKR releases 12 players, including Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, and Umesh Yadav, ahead of the IPL auction with a purse of INR 32.7 crore.

[{"selector":"#anim-020c6536-1681-4f9b-95d9-a7356cac25ec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca636d2d-a791-4c00-82d3-a8039f7d4231","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

KKR CEO Venky Mysore welcomes Iyer's return and praises his dedication to recovery and his on-field form

[{"selector":"#anim-395094ea-9598-46e6-ac89-a444879ead16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e24373f3-7c55-4450-95c5-11221da30cf4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Iyer's return signals a renewed focus on leadership and strategy for KKR as they aim to improve upon their recent seventh-place finishes

[{"selector":"#anim-f19e3de1-b557-402f-a57a-aa3ee70d490d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4ac7323-13cd-4846-9936-38c3d35f8851","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more