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Rahane to eat up Venkatesh Iyer’s spot, likely to bat number 3 for KKR in IPL 2025

Rahane to eat up Venkatesh Iyer’s spot, likely to bat number 3 for KKR in IPL 2025

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane is likely to bat at the number three position in IPL 2025, as per reports

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane is likely to bat at number 3, as per reports. The veteran was bought by the defending champions for his base price at the IPL 2025 mega auction. While KKR could have accommodated Rahane as an opener, the team wants to continue with Narine at the top and de Kock as his partner.

Rahane to bat at number 3 in KKR

As per RevSportz, Rahane is set to occupy Venkatesh Iyer’s position at number three. The report states that KKR will experiment with their skipper batting at that position for a few games before thinking about a change in strategy. In the previous edition of the tournament, Iyer batted at number 3 in most of the matches and tasted success.

Rahane batted at number 3 in the practice matches at the Eden Gardens on Monday but failed to fire. He only  managed to score 13(11) in the first practice game and 11(9) in the second. KKR will hope that the Mumbai batter will be able to replicate his SMAT heroics in IPL 2025 as well.

The Mumbai batter had a sensational Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) season in 2024. He finished with 469 runs from 9 matches, with 5 half-centuries and averaging 58.62. The best part is all his knocks came as an opening batter for Mumbai. Rahane displayed stellar consistency at the top-order for Mumbai in the tournament. He registered scores of 37, 98, 84, 95, 22, DNB, 68, 52, 13. 

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