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Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) connected Tuesday named middle-order batter Rinku Singh arsenic its vice-captain for the 2026 season.
At the Knights Unplugged 3.0 lawsuit here, KKR CEO Venky Mysore made the announcement portion presenting the players and the enactment staff.
Starting from the team’s newest recruit, left-arm seamer Saurabh Dubey, KKR showcased each its disposable players, including the towering duo of Cameron Green and Blessing Muzarabani earlier inviting skipper Ajinkya Rahane and his newly-appointed lawman Rinku.
With KKR facing problems owed to injuries to immoderate of its cardinal pacers, the franchise is expected to trust connected its batting prowess. The left-handed Rinku, who has been performing the finisher’s occupation good truthful far, has an adjacent bigger relation to play this season.
“We person seen Rinku germinate arsenic a subordinate and a leader. We wanted him to enarthrosis a small much work and this is the cleanable time,” KKR caput manager Abhishek Nayar said during a sheet discussion.
Nayar added helium was fortunate to person stalwarts specified arsenic Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Shane Watson and Tim Southee arsenic portion of the enactment staff.
