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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have reappointed Shreyas Iyer as the captain of the side for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise said on Thursday. Iyer missed the last edition of the IPL due to a back injury as Nitish Rana was given the role of the captain. With Iyer's return for IPL 2024, Rana has been given vice-captain duty.

KKR finished out of the playoff spots at eighth spot in the points table. Iyer's back injury reappeared in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy's fourth Test against Australia earlier this year in Ahmedabad. He returned to the Indian squad in the Asia Cup 2023 in September and earned a spot in the ODI World Cup squad.

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He struck two consecutive centuries in the quadrennial event along with three fifties. He is also part of India's squad for the ongoing South Africa tour across formats.

On his return for IPL 2024, Iyer said, "I believe the last season presented us with several challenges, including my absence due to injury. Nitish did a great job not only filling in for me but also with his commendable leadership. I am delighted that KKR has named him Vice Captain. No doubt it will strengthen the leadership group"

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KKR CEO Venky Mysore thanked Rana for filling in for Iyer last season and welcomed Iyer back in the side.

"It was indeed unfortunate that Shreyas missed IPL 2023 due to injury. We are delighted that he's back and at the helm as Captain. The way he has worked hard to recover from his injury and the form he has displayed is a testament to his character. We are also grateful that Nitish had agreed to step into Shreyas's shoes last season and did a great job. There's no doubt Nitish as Vice Captain will support Shreyas in every possible way for the benefit of Team KKR," he said in the statement.

Earlier, KKR appointed Gautam Gambhir as mentor of the side after the former opener led the franchise to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.