NewsPhotos Sunil Narine As Opener, Rinku Singh In Finisher's Role: KKR's Predicted Playing XI For IPL 2025

Sunil Narine As Opener, Rinku Singh In Finisher's Role: KKR's Predicted Playing XI For IPL 2025

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to add another title in their cabinet during IPL 2025 season. However, the IPL 2024 champions won't have their captain Shreyas Iyer and star mentor Gautam Gambhir in the upcoming season for different reasons. So, it will be interesting to see how KKR performs in IPL 2025.

Here's the predicted playing XI of KKR for IPL 2025:

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Jan 12, 2025, 07:47 PM IST

1. Sunil Narine

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West Indies star Sunil Narine was very successful as an opener for KKR in IPL 2024. He is likely to continue as opener for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 season. Apart from his batting, Narine will be lethal with the ball as well.

2. Quinton de Kock

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South Africa batter Quinton de Kock is likely to open the innings for KKR alongside Sunil Narine in the IPL 2025 season. It will be a new opening pair for KKR.

3. Angkrish Raghuvanshi

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Young batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who played few impactful knocks for KKR during last season, is likely to bat at No. 3 spot during IPL 2025 season.

4. Venkatesh Iyer

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KKR spent record-breaking Rs 23.75 crore to buy Venkatesh Iyer during the IPL 2025 mega auction. The left-handed batter is likely to bat at No. 4 for KKR in IPL 2025 season.

5. Andre Russell

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Destructive West Indies batter Andre Russell is likely to bat at No. 5 for KKR in the IPL 2025. Apart from his batting, Russell will also bowl crucial overs for the defending champions in the upcoming season.

6. Rinku Singh

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Rinku Singh, who is well known for hitting five sixes in an over in IPL, is likely to play the finisher's role for KKR at No. 6 during the 2025 season. His knocks can decide the fate of KKR in the upcoming IPL season.

7. Ramandeep Singh

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Ramandeep Singh will give that perfect balance to KKR with both bat and ball along with his superb fielding. He is likely to bat at No. 7 spot to give some quick-fire runs to KKR and will bowl a few overs as well.

8. Harshit Rana

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Harshit Rana, who recently made India debut on Australia tour, is set to play a crucial role for KKR with the ball in the IPL 2025 season.

9. Anrich Nortje

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South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje is all set to lead KKR bowling line-up during the IPL 2025 season.

10. Mayank Markande

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Mayank Markande, who has played for multiple teams in the past, is likely to play a crucial role for KKR in the IPL 2025 with his spin bowling.

11. Varun Chakaravarthy

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Varun Chakaravarthy will play an integral role for KKR in the IPL 2025 with his mystery spinner. Chakaravarthy has done well for KKR in the last few seasons and has got India call-up as well.

12. Impact Player

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Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are likely to use Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora and Anukul Roy as their Impact Player in the upcoming IPL 2025 season.