Overview
- KKR officially appointed long-time staffer Abhishek Nayar as head coach for IPL 2026, replacing Chandrakant Pandit after the team’s eighth-place finish in 2025.
- KKR CEO Venky Mysore praised Nayar’s player development track record since 2018, highlighting his influence on talents such as Rinku Singh and Harshit Rana.
- Mumbai Indians posted a cheeky message to knock down rumors of a Rohit Sharma move to KKR, indicating the franchise has no plans to trade their senior opener.
- The transfer chatter followed KKR’s congratulatory social post on Rohit’s rise to No. 1 in the ICC ODI batting rankings and a cryptic reply that fans interpreted as trade teasing.
- RepSports’ Rohit Juglan reported Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to remain with MI, while a potential KL Rahul move to KKR is described as speculative and contingent on Sanju Samson’s future, with no talks confirmed.