Discussions were going on about the retained players ahead of the IPL 2025 tournament. The question of which players to retain and who to release was often asked. Finally, the wait is over. Because all ten franchises have announced the list of retained and released players. It has been revealed that four veteran captains have been released from this list. This has shocked the IPL fans. Most importantly, Delhi Capitals have released in-form Rishabh Pant.
Also, Shreyas Iyer, who won the title for Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season, has been released. At the same time, the discussions about whether the Lucknow Super Giants captain will stay with the franchise or not have come to an end. Because KL Rahul has been released by the franchise. Faf du Plessis, who is the backbone of RCB, has been left behind by the franchise. So all these four teams will get a new captain.
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Kolkata Knight Riders’ Surprising Release of Shreyas Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title three times. The title has been won twice under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir and once under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. But there has been a lot of upheaval in the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the last few days. Gautam Gambhir has left the coaching post and has taken the reins of the Indian team. There has also been a change in the staff. So it seemed that the team would not release Shreyas Iyer. But the Kolkata franchise has released Shreyas Iyer.
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New Leadership for Delhi, Lucknow, and Bengaluru
Along with Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have released their captains. Apart from Kolkata, the other three teams are yet to win the title. Therefore, there will be new captains for all these four teams in the next season. The captaincy of Royal Challengers Bengaluru may once again fall on the shoulders of Virat Kohli.
Now in the IPL mega auction, there is a lot of curiosity about which player is being counted on how much.
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