KKR’s Auction Strategy: The mega auction for the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will be held on 24 and 25 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Earlier, all the franchises had released the list of their retained players.
Kolkata Knight Riders had retained a total of 6 players. However, last season’s winner KKR released Shreyas Iyer.
KKR’s Auction Strategy for IPL 2025
Kolkata Knight Riders spent the most Rs 13 crore on Rinku Singh. Apart from this, the franchise retained Varun Chakraborty, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell for Rs 12 crore each. The franchise retained Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh for Rs 4 crore each.
In such a situation, Rs 51 crore is left in KKR’s purse. The winning team of IPL 2024 would like to shop wisely in the mega auction. The team can place big bids on Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt, Ishan Kishan, Jos Buttler and Arshdeep Singh.
Top Players on KKR’s Radar
Arshdeep Singh
Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is constantly proving himself in T20 Internationals. Punjab Kings did not retain him. In such a situation, Kolkata can bet on him in the auction. Arshdeep Singh has played 65 matches in the IPL so far. During this, Singh has taken 76 wickets.
Jos Buttler
Kolkata Knight Riders are looking for an opening batsman. In such a situation, Jos Buttler can compensate for this. Not only this, Butler is also a good option for wicketkeeping. He has scored 3582 runs in 107 IPL matches. Butler scored 359 runs in 11 matches last season.
Venkatesh Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders do not have a single Right to Match card. In such a situation, the franchise would like to buy Venkatesh Iyer in the mega auction. He performed well for Kolkata in IPL 2024. The all-rounder player will strengthen Kolkata in the middle order. Venkatesh Iyer has scored 1326 runs in 50 IPL matches. He also has 3 wickets to his name in the league.
Ishan Kishan
Mumbai Indians had released Ishan Kishan. In such a situation, he is now going to be seen in the auction. In such a situation, Kolkata Knight Riders would like to have him in their team. Ishan has scored 2644 runs in 105 IPL matches. Last season, Ishan scored 320 runs in 14 matches.
Phil Salt
In the Indian Premier League 2024, Phil Salt performed well in the top order for Kolkata Knight Riders. He gave the team a fast start. In such a situation, the franchise would like to add him to their side again. Last season, Salt scored 435 runs in 12 matches. He has played 21 matches in the league. During this time, he has scored 653 runs.
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