Kolkata Knight Riders prepare for IPL 2025 auction with Rs 51 crore budget

Kolkata Knight Riders will enter the IPL 2025 auction with a budget of Rs 51 crore after releasing key players, including captain Shreyas Iyer and pacer Mitchell Starc. This follows their victory in IPL 2024. Despite these losses, KKR retained their core players, including Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell. Rinku Singh is their highest-paid retention at Rs 13 crore. The team aims to strengthen its lineup in the auction, potentially targeting players like Ishan Kishan, Jos Buttler, or re-signing Starc. The full squad list will be updated after the auction.