IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Shreyas Iyer as their new captain

Kolkata Knight Riders appointed new signing Shreyas Iyer as their new captain ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022 season on Wednesday. The Indian middle-order batter was bought for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore by the franchise during IPL 2022 auction last Saturday. 

KKR, who made their second purchase of the day in the 27-year-old Mumbai



cricketer, were involved in a long bidding war with new franchise Lucknow Super Giants.

A perennial performer in the IPL, Shreyas Iyer proved he is a big player from the word go. Winning the Emerging Player of the year in his rookie season with 439 runs for then Delhi Daredevils, who bought the uncapped player for a record Rs 2.6 crore at the auction.