Kolkata Knight Riders retain six players but lose captain ahead of IPL 2025 auction

zeenews.india.com — November 24, 2024 at 09:01 AM UTC

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have retained six players ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction but lost their captain, Shreyas Iyer. The team will need to make strategic choices in the auction set for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The retained players include Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh. KKR has a budget of Rs 51 crore and no Right to Match card, with 19 player slots available. KKR must find a new captain and an opening partner for Sunil Narine. They also need to strengthen their fast bowling lineup to maintain their success from the previous season.

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