Captain Kkr Ajinkya Rahane leaves the role of leadership: “It’s the right time to prepare a new leader” | Cricket news
The veteran of the Indian cricket player Ajinkya Rahane announced his decision to resign as Mumbai captain in domestic cricket thanks to an article on social networks on Thursday. The 37 -year -old striker, who led Mumbai to the victory of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy last season, said he wanted to create opportunities to prepare a new leadership while continuing his role as a player for the team in all formats.“The captain and victory championships with the Mumbai team were an absolute honor. With a new national season to come, I believe that it is the right time to prepare a new leader, and I therefore decided not to continue in the role of captain,” wrote Rahane on social networks.Rahane, however, underlined his commitment to continue playing for Mumbai, declaring: “I am fully determined to give the best of my best players and I will continue my trip with Mumbai to help us win more trophies. Pending the season. “”
Ajinkya Rahane resigned as Mumbai captain before the national season. (Instagram)
Under the direction of Rahane, Mumbai was a significant success in domestic cricket, winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy where he emerged as the highest scorer in the tournament. The team also reached the Ranji trophy semi-finals before losing against Vidarbha by 90 points.Rahane occupies a distinguished position in the history of Mumbai Cricket, ranking second in the list of racing scores of all time for Mumbai in first class cricket, behind the former opener of India Wasim Jaffer. He accumulated 5,932 points in 76 matches to an average of 52 and scored 19 centuries, second behind 29 of Jaffer.His last appearance of a competitive cricket was in IPL 2025, where he scored 390 points of 13 games for the Kolkata Knight Riders. The team finished sixth of the season after winning the title under the captain of Shreyas Iyer the previous year.Mumbai has several potential candidates to take over the role of captain, including cricket players established like Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan. Iyer and Suryakumar provide an important leadership experience, Iyer having led three IPL and Suryakumar franchises being currently captain of T20i in India.The selection of the next Mumbai captain can be influenced by the availability of players throughout the season. With the involvement of Jaiswal in test cricket, the selectors could prefer to appoint Iyer or Suryakumar, who are currently not regular lighting in the test team.The situation at Kolkata Knight Riders remains uncertain, with reports suggesting that the franchise could explore the professions for players like Kl Rahul and Sanju Samson, who could potentially assume leadership roles if necessary.
