 "Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders decided against retaining Shreyas Iyer ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. PTI")
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) welcomed back Venkatesh Iyer after he was acquired for Rs 23.75 crore at the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. KKR had retained six players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction , but title-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer was not part of the team’s retention list.
KKR also signed South African stalwarts like Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje, apart from buying back Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, both of whom played for the franchise in IPL 2024.
KKR had retained Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore) and Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore). KKR clinched their third IPL title earlier this year after they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in the final.
Kolkata Knight Riders remaining purse: Rs 5 lakh ; RTM slots left: 0
Players retained by KKR
Rinku Singh: Rs 13 crore
Varun Chakravarthy: Rs 12 crore
Sunil Narine: Rs 12 crore
Andre Russell: Rs 12 crore
Harshit Rana: Rs 4 crore
Ramandeep Singh: Rs 4 crore
Players purchased by KKR at IPL 2025 Auction
Venkatesh Iyer: Rs 23.75 crore
Quinton de Kock: Rs 3.60 crore
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Rs 2 crore
Anrich Nortje: Rs 6.50 crore
Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Rs 3 crore
Vaibhav Arora: Rs 1.80 crore
Mayank Markande: Rs 30 lakh
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Manish Pandey: Rs 75 lakh
Spencer Johnson: Rs 2.80 crore
Luvnith Sisodia: Rs 30 lakh
Ajinkya Rahane: Rs 1.50 crore
Anukul Roy: Rs 40 lakh
Moeen Ali: Rs 2 crore
Umran Malik: Rs 75 lakh
Kolkata Knight Riders full squad for IPL 2025: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.