2024-03-21 08:02:05
Kolkata: Indian Premier League 2024 starts from 22nd March. The first match in the tournament will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, before this the preparations of all the teams are in their final stages. Similar preparations are going on for Kolkata Knight Riders. The two-time IPL champion will take the field in the 17th season with her old captain Shreyas Iyer. Iyer could not play for KKR last season due to injury, but this time he is ready to rock with new edge and speed.
As soon as Iyer reached Kolkata after playing the Ranji Trophy final for Mumbai, the fans welcomed him wholeheartedly. When Iyer was going to participate in the training session, fans were eagerly waiting to get a glimpse of him. Iyer took part in the training session and practiced his batting a lot. Apart from this, he tested his strength by practicing throws in fielding.
Questions were being raised on Iyer’s fitness.
Many big questions were raised regarding the fitness of Shreyas in recent times. Even during the Ranji Trophy, he could not play in some important matches for Mumbai. Although the team became champion due to his strong batting in the final match, but the way the news came out about his fitness just before the IPL was quite worrying. Amidst all this speculation, Iyer has joined his franchise.
Under the captaincy of Iyer, KKR team will play its first match in IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23. In such a situation, the team will try to start the league with a win under the captaincy of Iyer.