IPL 2022: This player bought on the condition of captaincy??
Kolkata Knight Riders have handed over the command of the team to shreyas iyer for this season. Iyer has previously captained for delhi Capitals. The team of 2-time champion KKR was handled by Ian Morgan in the last IPL. Iyer is considered one of the tough batsmen of T20. Even while captaining delhi, he has influenced a lot of people.
Most expensive players of IPLKolkata Knight Riders have attached him to the team by giving a huge amount of 12.25 crores. Ian Morgan captained the team for the last season. This season, KKR has neither retained nor bought him in the auction. Iyer may have been made the captain but he has a crown of thorns on his head. It is going to be very difficult to bring Kolkata's team on the path of victory and get the trophy.
Shreyas is looking in good formAll eyes will be on Shreyas Iyer's performance for the time being. He played a match-winning inning of 80 runs against the west indies in the third ODI. Everyone's eyes will be on his performance in the t20 series and sri lanka series before the IPL. Some people are also seeing him as the future captain of Team India.Bought on the condition of captaincy?Sources say that when it came time to be retained for the mega auction, he kept himself away from the team. Sources say that he had openly placed the captaincy condition with the team management. This is also an opportunity for Iyer to prove himself as a captain.