Kolkata Knight Riders finalize squad for IPL 2025 after auction and captain change
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) retained six players ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction but lost their captain, Shreyas Iyer. The team spent ₹23.75 crores to acquire Venkatesh Iyer during the auction. KKR also signed wicketkeeper-batters Quinton de Kock and Rahmanullah Gurbaz for ₹3.6 crores and ₹2 crores, respectively. They entered the auction with ₹51 crores and no Right to Match cards. The final squad includes retained players Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh, along with new signings. KKR has a remaining purse of ₹10.05 crores.