5 IPL Franchises to Release Their Captains Ahead of Mega Auction- Reports

According to many reports, these five franchises might release their captain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Before IPL 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going to organize a mega auction and before that all the franchises will have to submit the list of their retained players to the board. In such a situation, there are 5 teams which can release their captain.

Actually, big giants will be in the auction of IPL 2025 and in such a situation all the franchises will want to strengthen their team but perhaps this will be the first time in the history of IPL when 5 teams will release their captain.

Lucknow Super Giants may release KL Rahul

Lucknow Super Giants may release KL Rahul

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul may be released by the franchise before IPL 2025. In fact, Lucknow had to face a humiliating defeat during a match against Hyderabad in IPL 2024 and after that the team owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen arguing with him on the field itself. If all the media reports are to be believed, he may return home and become the captain of Bangalore.

Shreyas Iyer may be fired from Kolkata Knight Riders

Shreyas Iyer may be fired from Kolkata Knight Riders

Captain Shreyas Iyer, who made his team champion in IPL 2024, can also be released by Kolkata before IPL 2025 and he can go to the auction. In such a situation, now they are in search of a new captain. Actually, the team’s fast bowler Harshit Rana had told during an interview that the team could release Iyer. In such a situation, it is going to be interesting to see now.

Also Read: IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders Can Retain These 4 Players Before Mega Auction

Shikhar Dhawan will also be out of the team

Shikhar Dhawan will also be out of the team

The captaincy of Punjab Kings in IPL is in the hands of experienced opener Shikhar Dhawan and he can now be removed from the captaincy. Punjab could not make it to the IPL playoffs even once under his leadership and now he can be released before IPL 2025 for this reason. The team will look some fresh face in the mega auction.

Sunrisers Hyderabad can also release Pat Cummins

Sunrisers Hyderabad can also release Pat Cummins

Captain Pat Cummins, who led the team to the final in IPL 2024, can be released by the Hyderabad team because they will be allowed to retain only one foreign player and in such a situation they would like to retain wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen and for this reason Cummins can be released before IPL 2025.

Rishabh Pant may leave Delhi Capitals

Rishabh Pant may leave Delhi Capitals

Many media reports also claimed that everything is not going well with Rishabh Pant and Delhi’s team management and due to this Pant can be released before the IPL 2025 auction. If reports are to be believed, Pant can go to Chennai Super Kings and become the captain there because everyone knows the closeness between him and MS Dhoni.

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