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IPL 2022: KKR appoint Shreyas Iyer as new captain
Business Standard | 16/02/2022 05:36 PM | Click to read full article
Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday appointed India batter Shreyas Iyer as their new captain for the upcoming IPL after having bought him for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore at the recently concluded mega auction.
Iyer, who had captained Delhi Capitals to their only IPL final back in 2020, was released after the 2021 season and it was an open secret that KKR, who were supposed to replace Eoin Morgan, were in need of a new captain.
