{"id":21925,"date":"2025-03-22T19:47:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T14:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=579556"},"modified":"2025-03-22T19:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T14:17:39","slug":"who-has-captained-kkr-in-ipl-full-list-of-kolkata-knight-riders-captains-from-2008-to-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/who-has-captained-kkr-in-ipl-full-list-of-kolkata-knight-riders-captains-from-2008-to-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has captained KKR in IPL? Full list of Kolkata Knight Riders captains from 2008 to 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"408\">Ajinkya Rahane has officially become the latest cricketer to take over captaincy duties for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, adding his name to a prestigious list of leaders who have previously led the franchise.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"658\">KKR, one of the most celebrated teams in the IPL, has had a diverse set of captains since the tournament\u2019s inception in 2008. Rahane\u2019s appointment in 2025 marks the continuation of a legacy shaped by Indian and international cricketing stars alike.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"745\">Here is the full list of players who have captained Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1022\">\n<li data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"783\"><strong data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"767\">Sourav Ganguly<\/strong> \u2013 2008 & 2010<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"815\"><strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"806\">Brendon McCullum<\/strong> \u2013 2009<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"853\"><strong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"836\">Gautam Gambhir<\/strong> \u2013 2011 to 2017<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"891\"><strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"874\">Dinesh Karthik<\/strong> \u2013 2018 to 2020<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"926\"><strong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"909\">Eoin Morgan<\/strong> \u2013 2020 to 2021<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"961\"><strong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"945\">Shreyas Iyer<\/strong> \u2013 2022 & 2024<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"988\"><strong data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"979\">Nitish Rana<\/strong> \u2013 2023<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1022\"><strong data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1009\">Ajinkya Rahane<\/strong> \u2013 From 2025*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1276\">Rahane, known for his composed leadership and technical finesse, brings vast experience to the role. With KKR aiming for their fourth IPL title after victories in 2012, 2014, and 2024, all eyes will be on how Rahane steers the squad through the season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1465\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">His elevation to captain comes at a crucial juncture as KKR looks to build on the momentum of last year\u2019s title win and start their IPL 2025 campaign with stability and seasoned guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajinkya Rahane has officially become the latest cricketer to take over captaincy duties for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":437,"featured_media":31487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/437"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}