NEW DELHI: Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday announced Rinka Singh as the vice-captain of the franchise ahead of IPL 2026.“God’s plan has a new chapter,” KKR wrote on X.Ajinkya Rahane will lead the franchise in the upcoming season.Earlier, KKR also fielded left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey as a replacement for the injured Akash Deep ahead of the IPL season.
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RCB’s big changes ahead of IPL: New rules, tribute and squad update Dubey joins a KKR squad of Pathirana, Blessing Muzarabani, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi and Umran Malik as front-line pacers and all-rounder Cameron Green as a complementary bowling option. In the absence of Mustafizur Rahman, dropped from the team last year on BCCI’s instructions, and Indian pacer Harshit Rana, KKR’s pace attack looks considerably depleted ahead of the start of the campaign on March 29.KKR will begin their campaign against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 29 in Mumbai.
