The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are preparing for the IPL 2025 mega auction. As the defending champions, they are trying to make their best retention list. All teams need to submit their list of players they want to keep by October 31, so KKR has some important choices to make.
To keep their strong team, KKR plans to keep some big players and talented young stars. However, one big surprise is that captain Shreyas Iyer might be released from the team. This is surprising because he led KKR to win the title for the first time in over ten years.
Fan-favorite players like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and rising star Rinku Singh are likely to be retained as important players. KKR has relied a lot on Russell’s explosive all-round skills, Narine’s tricky bowling, and Rinku Singh’s fearless finishing. So, it makes sense for them to keep these key players.
In addition, reports say that KKR is also looking to keep young players like Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. This decision aims to create a good mix of young talent and experienced players for IPL 2025.
A big question mark remains over mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. The recent says that KKR is thinking about whether to keep him directly or use their Right to Match (RTM) card in the IPL 2025 auction. Each team can only keep six players, including any players they choose to use the RTM card for.
Last season, KKR signed Harshit Rana for INR 20.00 lakhs. But sources say they might spend more money to secure young talent from Delhi, who is already making a name for himself in Indian cricket.
As IPL 2025 approaches, fans will be watching closely to see what KKR decides, especially regarding Shreyas Iyer’s future with the team.
As we know KKR won the IPL 2024 in the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer where they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final by eight wickets. However, more than Shreyas Iyer, Gautam Gambhir took all the limelight being the head coach for the team.
