Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have decided to hand Spencer Johnson his debut cap for the franchise against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 opener at the Eden Gardens. Newly appointed KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane lost the toss and was put in to bat first by Rajat Patidar.
Spencer Johnson makes KKR debut
Johnson was presented the cap by Sunil Narine before the toss, and Rahane later confirmed that two more pacers, Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora, will play. As for the spinners, they had Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy. Arora will come in as the impact substitute later while
“It’s an honour to lead this team. Our preparation has been good; the core group has been the same. Looking forward to batting well first and defending later on. It is all about giving the players the freedom and allowing them to play as a unit. We are playing 3 fast bowlers and 2 spinners,” Rahane said at the toss.
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KKR Playing XI vs RCB
Quinton de Kock (wk)
, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia
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