Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have revealed their retained players list for IPL 2025, making bold choices that surprised many. Despite leading KKR to their third IPL title in 2024, Shreyas Iyer has been released as the franchise looks to refresh its lineup.
KKR has opted to retain six players, led by star batter Rinku Singh, who remains their costliest player at INR 13 crore. The retained list also includes veteran all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, both valued at INR 12 crore, along with spinner Varun Chakravarthy at the same price.
Kolkata Knight Riders Full Retention List:
- Rinku Singh: 13 Crore
- Sunil Narine: 12 Crore
- Andre Russell: 12 Crore
- Varun Chakravarthy: 12 Crore
- Harshit Rana: 4 Crore
- Ramandeep Singh: 4 Crore
Several notable names were released, including Jason Roy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Venkatesh Iyer, and Mitchell Starc.
KKR Set of Released players
Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Suyash Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, KS Bharat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
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After these retentions, KKR enters the IPL 2025 mega auction with a remaining budget of INR 63 crore.
Last Updated on October 31, 2024