Yes, you heard it right. The IPL 2025 season will begin with a mega auction. The IPL Chairman, Arun Dhumal, mentioned that the mega auction will take place before the 2025 season, and a team can retain a maximum of four players, like in 2022. This concludes that some of our favorite players might not be seen on the same team as before. So, let us look at the possible Kolkata Knight Riders retention and releases for the IPL Mega Auction 2025.
Possible Kolkata Knight Riders retention and releases for the IPL Mega Auction 2025
IPL Mega Auction 2025 Rules
With the mega auction, almost every team would like to have a young baseline with some experience. Also, we might see the same mega auction rule as in 2022.
- No right to match card
- The team retaining four players will have to spend 42 crores (16 crores for the first pick, 12 crores for the second, 8 crores for the third, and 6 crores for the fourth).
- The team retaining three players will have to spend 33 crores (15 crores for the first pick, 11 crores for the second, and 7 crores for the third).
- A maximum of two overseas players can be retained.
- There is no limit on retention for capped players.
- A maximum of two uncapped players can be retained.
Note: The BCCI has yet to announce the retention rules. (The above rules are based on the 2022 retention rules.)
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Possible Kolkata Knight Riders retention before the IPL Mega Auction 2025
- Shreyas Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Nitish Rana
- Suyash Sharma/Varun Chakaravarthy
Yes, we might see KKR’s legends Andre Russell and Sunil Narine get released by the team. The captain, Shreyas Iyer, will be their first-choice pick, followed by Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Suyash Sharma, or Varun Chakaravarthy.
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Possible Kolkata Knight Riders release before the IPL Mega Auction 2025
Batters
- Jason Roy ($)
- Phil Salt ($)
- Manish Pandey
- A Raghuvanshi
- Sherfane Rutherford ($)
Wicket-Keepers
- R Gurbaz ($)
- Shikar Bharat
All-Rounders
- Andre Russell ($)
- Anukul Roy
- Sunil Narine ($)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Ramandeep Singh
Bowlers
- Harshit Rana
- Suyash Sharma (Possible)
- Vaibhav Arora
- Varun Chakaravarthy (Possible)
- Chetan Sakariya
- Mitchell Starc ($)
- Mujeeb ur Rahman ($)
- Gus Atkinson ($)
- Sakib Hussain
Big names like Mitchell Starc, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine might be released. Regarding their Indian strength, players like Manish Pandey, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, and many more might be released.
It is too early, but the above list is only a prediction. There is no confirmation that the same players might be released or retained.
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