KKR target Players: Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders has spent INR 57 crore in retentions, they will be planning to build the remaining squad with a remaining purse value of INR 51 Crore.
According to the new IPL 2025 retention rules released by BCCI, each team can retain six players from their existing squad via retention or the Right to Match (RTM) option.
As they made maximum number of retentions allowed for the franchise, the team will be going for a new set of players during IPL 2025 mega auction.
Listed below are the list of players which the team could probably target during the auction.
- Jos Buttler
- Ishan Kishan
- Mohammed Shami
- Arshdeep Singh
- Umran Malik
Jos Buttler
After releasing Phil Salt, KKR has a vacant in opening slot along with Sunil Narine. So, they could possibly go for Jos Buttler, who was released by Rajasthan ahead of the auction.
Buttler has made many match winning knocks for RR, and signing him could benefit the three times champions.
Ishan Kishan
KKR will be aiming for a young Indian wk-batter and Ishan Kishan becomes front runner who has been release by Mumbai Indians.
Known for his batting and power hitting abilities, his addition to the batting line up could possibly boost KKR’s star studded batting unit with the likes of Sunil Narine and Rinku Singh.
Mohammed Shami
Despite a good bowling unit, the team could go for adding an experienced fast bowler for the IPL 2025. So they could target pacer Mohammed Shami in the mega auction. With being in the recovery phase from a knee injury, Shami has been released by Gujarat Titans and KKR will likely spend a huge purse on the ace pacer in the mega auction.
Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders will be targeting Arshdeep Singh as a fast bowling option for IPL 2025. Arshdeep Singh will be entering mega auction pool after being release by Punjab Kings. Being the joint highest wicket taker in India’s T20 World Cup triumph in 2024, he could be targeted by many franchises in the mega auction and KKR might be one of the team.
Umran Malik
After being released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction, and could be a good option for KKR to complete their fast bowling lineup.
After playing only on match in the IPL 2024, he will be entering mega auction pool on November 24 and 25 at Jeddah.
Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh has been named Kolkata’s retained players list.
IPL 2025 Retained Players List KKR
- Rinku Singh – INR 13 Cr
- Andre Russell – INR 12 crore
- Varun Chakravarthy – INR 12 Cr
- Sunil Narine – INR 12 crore
- Harshit Rana – INR 4 Cr
- Ramandeep Singh – INR 4 Cr
The IPL governing council has confirmed that the mega auction will be held in November 24 and 25 at Jeddah. Despite the event being hosted overseas, IPL fans can still enjoy the IPL 2025 auction live streaming from their home.
As a part of the season, BCCI will release the IPL 2025 schedule, IPL 2025 squad, IPL 2025 live streaming, IPL 2025 ticket booking links, and IPL 2025 team jersey details right before the start of the tournament.
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