The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) reaffirmed their dedication to sustainability and environmental preservation on Tuesday, March 18, by announcing the debut of their new eco-friendly jersey packaging composed of biodegradable materials and their ground-breaking environmental initiative, “Runs to Roots.”
The three championship stars of the team are featured on the new KKR jersey, which was introduced earlier in March to honor their achievements since the elite T20 League’s founding. To commemorate their three IPL trophies, they have also bought three stars in the Gemini constellation, which is represented by this.
Along with the updated jersey, KKR has unveiled eco-friendly packaging that, when put in soil with water, turns into plants. This creative method not only reduces trash but also benefits the environment.
Building on the success the team achieved at the end of the 2024 season, KKR will continue the “Runs to Roots” campaign in addition to the jersey introduction in 2025.
Fans can already purchase the new jerseys, enabling them to support KKR’s environmental objective with each purchase.
Umran Malik is out of the KKR team; Chetan Sakariya takes his place.
A speedster Ahead of the eighteenth edition of the big competition, left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya has been added to the KKR team in place of Umran Malik, who has not yet fully recovered from his injury. The replacement was approved by the IPL Technical Committee. The tournament opening between the Ajinkya Rahane-led team and Royal Challengers Bengaluru is scheduled on March 22 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer (vice-captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Mayank Markande, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Luvnith Sisodia, Spencer Johnson
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