Venky Mysore, the CEO of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise, said during the IPL 2022 mega auction, on Saturday that his team has two solid captaincy options in Pat Cummins and Shreyas Iyer.

In the ongoing IPL 2022 mega auction being held in Bengaluru, KKR bought Cummins for Rs 7.25 crore and Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore.

Shikhar Dhawan, India's opening batter, was purchased by Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 crore earlier in the auction. Rajasthan Royals paid Rs 5 crore for spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) paid Rs 7.25 crore for Australia Test captain Pat Cummins.

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“First of all, delighted with how the first session went for us. To get back Pat Cummins at that price, actually, we thought he would go at a higher price so we are delighted with that. Obviously, Shreyas is a quality Indian batter, so that’s fantastic and we are very excited,” said Mysore while replying to an ANI query.

Replying to ANI about whether Shreyas will possibly be the captain of KKR, Mysore said: “That is the decision the coach and think-tank will take. We need to digest the activities of the auction. Between Cummins and Shreyas, you have two solid options for captaincy.”

Punjab Kings paid Rs 9.25 crore for Protea’s pacer Kagiso Rabada. Trent Boult, a New Zealand pacer, was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8 crore. KKR purchased Shreyas Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore. Gujarat Titans have signed India pacer Mohammed Shami for Rs 6.25 crore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has signed South African batsman Faf du Plessis for Rs 7 crore. Quinton de Kock was signed by the Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 6.75 crore. David Warner went to Delhi Capitals (DC) for 6.25 crore.

(With ANI Inputs)