Shreyas Iyer is now the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for the captain of their upcoming edition of IPL. The recent tweet by the Kolkata Knight Riders has announced it officially. During the mega auction Shreyas Iyer had bought for 12.25 crore by the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The right handed batsman was bought by the KKR after having a biding war with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants.
Venky Mysore, CEO & MD of KKR said, “We are delighted firstly to have been able to successfully bid for Shreyas in the IPL auction & to have the opportunity for him to lead Team KKR “.