New Delhi: Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday announced Rinku Singh as the team’s vice-captain ahead of IPL 2026.
“There is a new chapter in God’s plan,” KKR posted on X.
Ajinkya Rahane will lead the team next season.
Earlier, KKR also roped in left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey as a replacement for injured Akash Deep ahead of the IPL season.
Dubey joins a KKR squad that features Pathirana, Blessing Muzarabani, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi and Umran Malik as frontline pacers with all-rounder Cameron Green as an extra pace bowling option. In the absence of Mustafizur Rahman, who retired from the team on BCCI instructions last year, and India pacer Harshit Rana, KKR’s pace attack looks severely depleted ahead of the opener on March 29.
KKR will take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 29 in Mumbai.
