Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are allegedly planned to be brought KL Rahul From the capitals of Delhi before the IPL 2026 season in exchange for high players or fair all-cash deal.
Kolkata Knight Riders are the third most successful team in the history of IPL; However, despite being a defending champion in 2025, IPL could not watch himself away from the playoffs in 2025. He failed badly on occasions, especially when he failed in a slight chase of 112 against Punjab Kings.
On the other hand, KL Rahul, veteran Indian wicket-keeper batsman, has played for four franchisees in his IPL career. They started with it Royal Challengers Bangalore And then Kings Xi went to Punjab. He was given the role of a captaincy for LSG in 2022 and then moved to Delhi capitals in 2025. However, he has never been part of a title winning squad.
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Kkr wants to bring in kl rahul
KKR has now shown interest in achieving the choice of wicket-keeper batsmen, as KL Rahul and Sanju Samson Both are under the radar for knight riders. They are looking for an Indian cricketer, which can be quoted as a long -term investment for the side.
Rahul, who was the top scorer of Delhi Capital in IPL 2025, scored 500+ runs in the version. KKR has struggled to find a suitable wicket-keeper, which has been chosen as veteran South African star Quinton de Kock.
Whereas KKR, since Shreyas Iyer’s departure, missed a true leader, and KL Rahul’s experience could be used in the role. However, for Rahul, it would be difficult to adjust if they were traded twice in two versions of the game.
KL Rahul can have an one-stop end to search for KKR-Hapn, wicket-keeper and opener
Ajinkya RahaneThe Indian veteran middle-order batsman was appointed as a skipper of the Knight Riders Side, after releasing the title winner for 2024, Shreyas Iyer. Although Rahen was brought as a skipper, he could only promise as a batsman, his captaincy failed to produce the results.
Recently, Rahane has also allowed his captaincy to go to the Indian domestic circuit, as he has passed the new generation players under the captaincy of Mumbai. In the midst of this, Knight Riders want to bring to KL Rahul, who has proved the experience of IPL leadership and will be a great extra for the team.
Although the business remains very uncertain, the capital will not allow his star cricketer to go easily, especially after his impact during the last season, and he also scored a stunning.
Is Venkatesh Iyer to be released for such a big deal?
Venkatesh IyerThe player bought for a crazy amount, INR 23.75 crore, which seems to be the only support to get Rahul, as the cricketer’s release will make KKR’s purse heavy.
KKR, anyway, does not have enough money for the all-cash deal; However, they can also see two players in exchange for KL Rahul to trade in capitals. However, for such a deal, the capitals need to show interest in two players from the KKR camp.
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