Aakash Chopra Accuses Shreyas Iyer of Lying Over KKR Retention Talks Ahead of IPL 2025

Aakash Chopra Accuses Shreyas Iye

Former cricketer and cricket analyst Aakash Chopra has made a controversial statement about Shreyas Iyer in a YouTube video, Chopra accused Iyer of lying about Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) contacting him for retention discussions. He said that Iyer’s claims were false and that Iyer is now facing the consequences of his actions.

Shreyas Iyer won the IPL 2024 title. He was given a big shock by Kolkata Knight Riders by releasing him ahead of IPL 2025. This is very surprising news for cricket fans. It is not every day that an IPL-winning captain enters the mega auction.

Shreyas Iyer made many revelations during a conversation with India Express. He said that the root of all this controversy is the lack of proper communication.  He said that the KKR has not left any stone unturned to retain him and he has taken this decision of his own will.

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Aakash Chopra slammed Shreyas Iyer for lying about KKR retention:

On the other hand, Aakash Chopra dismissed Shreyas Iyer’s statement and said that he was lying outright. As the captain of the team, he was to join the original plan. There has been a long conversation between Kolkata Knight Riders and him in which no consensus could be reached. Chopra said, “This is a different issue.” 

According to Aakash Chopra, Shreyas Iyer joining Punjab Kings is the result of his karma. He said that he already had an idea about this. ‘What will happen if I reach somewhere’. Whatever happened is quite interesting. “

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Sometimes your aspirations become too high, I will not give any further explanation about this. However, I can confirm that there were discussions between Kolkata Knight Riders and Shreyas Iyer.

I also have my sources,” he said. A unique platform was created to choose Iyer as the captain of Punjab Kings for IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shashank Singh appeared on the reality show Bigg Boss to make Iyer the captain. The Mumbai player was bought by the franchise for a whopping price of Rs 26.75 crore and his appointment as captain was certainly no surprise.

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