Ajinkya Rahane will be a part of the KKR for the IPL 2025 [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x.com]
The IPL 2025 mega auction has at last come to an end. The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders were seen quite active in the auction slotting players for the ideal positions in their teams. Although there were a few shockers when we take a look at the overall auction progression of the team, the team has done well in the end.
There are few unanswered questions as far as the team compositions are concerned. However, let us look at the strongest XI of KKR for IPL 2025.
Before moving on, let us take a full look at the squad of KKR for the upcoming season.
KKR Squad For IPL 2025
Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Spencer Johnson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali.
Openers Of KKR For IPL 2025
Quinton de Kock To Join Sunil Narine
After his stellar with the bat in IPL 2024, it is expected that KKR will continue with Sunil Narine as their opener. They have included specialist opener and wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock in their squad this year and he is expected to join the West Indian at the top.
Middle Order Of KKR For IPL 2025
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c) , Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh
KKR went ahead and bought Ajinkya Rahane at the last moment. With the experience of the Indian batter, one can expect that Rahane will be leading the team in the upcoming edition.
The young Indian batter, Angkrish Raghuvanshi will most probably be their impact player along with Vaibhav Arora. Besides this, KKR are expected to go with their settled formula of Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer. Ramandeep Singh will be used as their finisher and floater who can move up and down the order as per the demands of the game.
Bowlers Of KKR For IPL 2025
Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravrathy, Vaibhav Arora
Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy will combine forces once more in the bowling department for the upcoming season. Along with these two, there is of course of the trusted horses like Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. The young Indian pacer Vaibhav Arora or the spinner Mayank Markande will be their impact player, who will be introduced to the field as per the condition of the wicket and demand of the match.
Strongest Playing 12 Of KKR For IPL 2025
Quinton de Kock (wk) ✈️
Sunil Narine ✈️
Venkatesh Iyer
Ajinkya Rahane (c)
Rinku Singh
Andre Russell ✈️
Ramandeep Singh
Harshit Rana
Spencer Johnson ✈️
Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player - Vaibhav Arora/Angkrish Raghuvanshi