<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-head-coach-ashish-nehra-speaks-about-gujarat-titans-approach-ahead-of-season-23622389" rel="nofollow"><strong>IPL 2026</strong></a> is all set to kick off from March 28. So far, the schedule of only first 20 matches has been released due to state elections.</p>
<p>Ahead of the cash-rich league, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced Rinku Singh as their vice-captain.</p>
<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100&#37 - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRRY39DgdW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14">
<div style="padding: 16px;">
<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;">
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50&#37 flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;">
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="padding: 19&#37 0;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="padding-top: 8px;">
<div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div>
</div>
<div style="padding: 12.5&#37 0;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;">
<div>
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50&#37 height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50&#37 height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div style="margin-left: 8px;">
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50&#37 flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div style="margin-left: auto;">
<div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;">
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;">&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRRY39DgdW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Kolkata Knight Riders (@kkriders)</a></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p>
<script src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" async=""></script>
</p>
<p>The team will enter the tournament under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane.</p>
<p>The first match of the tournament is scheduled to be played between the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-from-ms-dhoni-to-rohit-sharma-here-are-top-key-players-to-watch-out-for-from-season-110295/1" rel="nofollow"><strong>Sunrisers Hyderabad</strong></a> (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.</p>
<p>Earlier, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Secretary, Santosh Menon, confirmed that the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will host five of the RCB's IPL 2026 home games. The venue will also host one of the play-off matches and the title clash of the tournament.</p>
<p>Bengaluru's remaining two home matches will be played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.</p>
<p>Kolkata will begin their IPL 2026 campaign by playing a clash against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Knights under Rahane's leadership will be eager to clinch the title. Earlier, KKR head coach <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-kkr-head-coach-abhishek-nayar-welcomes-shane-watson-as-assistant-coach-with-heartfelt-speech-23621481" rel="nofollow"><strong>Abhishek Nayar</strong></a> gave a warm welcome to assistant coach Shane Watson.</p>
<p>"Everyone knows Shane Watson as a player, but I've known him as someone who has played under him. I'm really really happy Watto, to have you with us. You've been a terrific addition even in this small period that I've interacted with you," he said.</p>
<h2>IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians: Full Squads</h2>
<p><strong>Kolkata Knight Riders:</strong> Ajinkya Rahane (C), Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert (WK), Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sarthak Ranjan, Finn Allen (WK), Rachin Ravindra, Cameron Green, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Akash Deep, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harshit Rana, Tejasvi Singh (WK), Daksh Kamra.</p>
<p><strong>Mumbai Indians:</strong> Rohit Sharma, Trent Boult, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock (WK), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Corbin Bosch, Hardik Pandya (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Mayank Markande, Sherfane Rutherford, Raghu Sharma, Atharva Ankolekar, Tilak Varma, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Danish Malewar, Robin Minz (WK), Allah Ghazanfar, Naman Dhir, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.</p>

Kolkata will begin their IPL 2026 campaign by playing a clash against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders announce Rinku Singh as vice-captain for upcoming season

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

Home / Sports / Cricket / Article / IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders announce Rinku Singh as vice-captain for upcoming season

IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders announce Rinku Singh as vice-captain for upcoming season

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast