KKR retains six players as it prepares for IPL 2025 auction
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have retained six key players for the 2025 IPL season, including Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell. The team has a remaining budget of Rs 51 crore for the upcoming auction. Shreyas Iyer, who captained KKR to their third title in 2024, has not been retained for the new season. KKR aims to build a balanced squad as they pursue their fourth IPL title. The retained players include Rinku Singh at Rs 13 crore and others at Rs 12 crore each. Uncapped players Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh were retained for Rs 4 crore each.