Is Mumbai Indians (MI) veteran captain and batsman Rohit Sharma going to join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026?
A fresh social media activity by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has sparked speculations about Rohit Sharma changing teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and playing under his good friend Abhishek Nair.
Abhishek Nair is set to be made the head coach of KKR
Former India national cricket team assistant coach Abhishek Nair is set to be named as the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
Multiple media outlets have reported that Nair was informed about his appointment as head coach by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) officials last week, and a formal announcement will be made soon.
Nair, who will replace Chandrakant Pandit in the role of head coach, has previously served as the assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and has worked at the KKR Academy.
He is known for his player-development work with many big names such as Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, and his ability to spot young talent is highly praised in the Indian cricket circuit.
Rohit Sharma has a good bonding with Abhishek Nair
Abhishek Nair and Rohit share a great bond, and the former has helped the Indian great to transform himself and improve his fitness levels at the age of 38.
Nair revealed that when some pictures of Rohit went viral on social media in which he was looking heavy, he became insecure and then he decided to work hard to lose weight.
In several pictures and videos ahead of the Australia tour, Rohit and Nair were seen training together in the gym and on the field and the former India captain had lost more than 10 kg.
Work on fitness worked wonders for Rohit Sharma as he performed exceptionally well on the Australia tour and finished the series as the leading run-getter.
After failing in the first ODI, he scored 73 runs in the second game and 121* in the third game, winning the Player of the Series award. His success also helped him become the No. 1-ranked batsman in the ICC ODI rankings for the first time in his legendary career.
World No. 1 men’s ODI batsman – KKR confirms Rohit Sharma
After Rohit Sharma reached the top spot in the ICC men’s ODI batting rankings, KKR took to Twitter to congratulate him. In that post, the Knight Riders had an interesting conversation with a fan, fueling speculations about Mumbai Indians (MI) star Rohit Sharma moving to KKR.
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Here’s how the conversation between KKR and a fan went:
The three-time IPL champion congratulated Rohit on becoming the world No. 1 ODI batsman and captioned a post, “On top of the world and deserves it. Congratulations, Rohit.”
Commenting on the post, a fan wrote, “To confirm?”, with a fan subtly asking if Rohit is joining Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the next season.
After this, KKR responded to the fan in an interesting manner and said, “Confirm the world number 1 men’s ODI batsman.” To end the conversation, the fan wrote, “Mean Hitman Arrah Ha KKR Me.”
Confirm world number 1 men’s ODI batsman
– KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 29 October 2025
