While announcing Nitish Rana as the captain of the side for the 2023 IPL, KKR also said they are hopeful of Shreyas Iyer recovering and participating in the tournament at some stage. Rana, who also bowls handy off-spin and has one ODI as well as T20I appearance for India in 2021, has been a vital cog in the wheel of KKR's batting order since 2018.