They broke the bank to get all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, thus shooting him high among contenders to take the post but then also acquired Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell and Moeen Ali,

Ajinkya Rahane has been part of the KKR family in 2022 when he scored 133 runs in seven matches at an average of 19 and strike rate of 103.90.

Venky Mysore talked about the prospects of Ajinkya Rahane captaining Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the upcoming edition of the tournament after buying the batter for INR 1.50 crore.