“Experience is not sold”: Ajinkya Rahane’s courageous statement in Captains Shooting, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas say that

The IPL 2025 is here. This time all teams wear a fresh look with some teams that have a new captain. Royal Challengers Bengaluru see Kolkata Knight Riders in Eden Garden in IPL 2025 Opener. Both teams have a new captain Rajat Patidar and Ajinkya Rahane. Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants have all new captains. Before IPL 2025 Opener, all 10 captains installed in Mumbai.

All skipper gave their attitude to the IPL 2025 with a line. Captain Shreyas Iyer, captain of Punjab Kings, said: “You saw how I raised it in 2024 and in 2025 it will stay with me.” Iyer was the KKR captain in IL 2024 when he won the title.

“Five’s Iconic, but it’s not enough”, Captain Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indian.

“Experience is not sold on the market, it is deserved,” said Kkr’s new skipper Ajinkya Rahane.

“Fear? I’ve never experienced it,” said Lucknow Super Giants Captain Rishabh Pant.

Captains, ways of thinking,

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– Indianpremierleague (@ipl) March 21, 2025

Before the season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the Skipper Ajinkya Rahane, the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), showed the luck of returning to the franchise, and added that the title defense for the franchise will be a large title department. The Kolkata Knight Riders team, which was occupied by stars, was presented to their dating fans on the stage of the Knight Unplugged 2.0 event, which took place in Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan on Wednesday. This occurs to the IPL 2025 before the eagerly awaited opening conflict against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

A sea of ​​over 5,000 passionate fans gathered in purple and gold to experience their cricket heroes up close, and ignited an atmosphere of the excitement before the new season. In the spectacle, the three championship trophies from KKR were presented, proof of the team’s legacy.

The event also included interactive activities and immersed the fans into the spirit of the Knight Riders when they prepared for another exciting campaign in front of their team.

Some of the most important members of the squad, including captain Ajinkya Rahane, Vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer, head coach Chandrakant Pandit, Teamtor DJ Bravo and CEO von KKR, Vky Mysore, shared their thoughts in front of the new campaign.

Mysore, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), thanked the fans for their unconditional support: “It is really an honor to be part of this franchise. It gives me goosebumps to see love and support.

Rahane, who returned as a captain, explained: “It is great to be back with KKR and lead this wonderful franchise with its rich story. We have a very good team this year. For us, it is easy to keep it – we practiced it really well and everyone is on the same side. It will be a great season for us.”

In his IPL career, Rahane Kkr represented in the 2022 season and scored 133 runs in seven games with an average of 19.00 with the best score of 44. At the 2024 auction, KKR received the services of Rahane for 1.5 billion RS. This was done after two solid seasons with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and achieved 568 runs in 23 innerings with an average of 25.82 and a strike rate of over 147 with two half centuries. He won the title with men in Yellow in 2023.

Vice captain Venkatesh Iyer expressed: “It is an honor to be described as a key player for this franchise with such a rich story and such a legacy. The franchise has shown enormous trust in me and gave myself the big break in my life.