Kolkata Knight Riders appoints Dinesh Karthik as their new captain for 11th edition of the Indian Premier League. Karthik was one of the front-runners to lead the side after the franchise decided to let go of their most successful captain Gautam Gambhir, who will be a part of Delhi Daredevils for the upcoming season.
Karthik has previous experience of captaining Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He led Tamil Nadu to a title triumph in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2009-10. He was also the captain of the India Red side that won the Duleep Trophy last year. In the T20 format, Karthik led TUTI Patriots to the Tamil Nadu Premier League title in the 2016 edition. He has a 72% win record as a captain of Tamil Nadu in the shortest format of the game.
Karthik was picked up by Knight Riders for INR 7.4 Crore in this year's mega auction.Robin Uthappa was named the vice-captain of KKR who was also among the top contenders for the job.
"It is an honour to represent Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the most successful franchises in the IPL and I look forward to this new challenge. I am excited about the squad that has been assembled, which has a great combination of experience and youth. I will do my best to represent brand KKR and the millions of KKR fans," the newly appointed captain said.
Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their IPL 2018 journey at Eden Gardens against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 8 April 2018.
Karthik has previous experience of captaining Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He led Tamil Nadu to a title triumph in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2009-10. He was also the captain of the India Red side that won the Duleep Trophy last year. In the T20 format, Karthik led TUTI Patriots to the Tamil Nadu Premier League title in the 2016 edition. He has a 72% win record as a captain of Tamil Nadu in the shortest format of the game.
Karthik was picked up by Knight Riders for INR 7.4 Crore in this year's mega auction.Robin Uthappa was named the vice-captain of KKR who was also among the top contenders for the job.
"It is an honour to represent Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the most successful franchises in the IPL and I look forward to this new challenge. I am excited about the squad that has been assembled, which has a great combination of experience and youth. I will do my best to represent brand KKR and the millions of KKR fans," the newly appointed captain said.
Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their IPL 2018 journey at Eden Gardens against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 8 April 2018.
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