KKR prepared a tremendous squad and kept its level of play at the top throughout the season. However, now there is a mega auction before the next season and in such a situation the squad of almost all the teams will change. For this reason, Kolkata Knight Riders will also have to release many of their players, who contributed significantly in making the team the champion.
Every team is already engaged in planning for IPL 2025 and the Kolkata franchise will also make a strong plan to retain and release the players, so that its combination is not spoiled for the next season. If every team is allowed to retain only 1 player and use RTM for 2, then only 3 players can be retained. In this article, we will look at 3 such players, whom KKR can keep with them.
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3 Players KKR Might Retain Ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auction
1. Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer, who missed the 16th season of IPL due to injury, made a strong comeback in IPL 2024 and made Kolkata Knight Riders the champion with his excellent captaincy. Apart from this, he also scored 351 runs in batting. KKR will be eyeing to retain Shreyas again, as he has the quality of both captaincy and batting.
2. Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh did not get much chance to show his flair for KKR in the 17th season of IPL, but he performed brilliantly for Team India in the shortest format. Rinku is a great finisher and has the ability to score fast runs in the last overs. He has also proved this for KKR in the last few seasons. In such a situation, Rinku can also be retained.
3. Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana bowled brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and was the most successful fast bowler for the team with 19 wickets. Harshit showed his magic with the new ball as well as in the last overs and impressed everyone. This bowler is considered to be the future of KKR and the team can definitely retain him.
