Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) prioritised retaining their championship core, splashing Rs 23.75 crore on Venkatesh Iyer. Unable to keep Nitish Rana, KKR brought in Manish Pandey and Ajinkya Rahane to bolster their batting line-up.

The 2025 IPL auction saw KKR shell out ₹23.75 crore for Venkatesh Iyer, leading to speculation of a captaincy role. This comes despite KKR's decision against retaining their 2024 title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer,

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) go into Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction seeking a captain after releasing Shreyas Iyer last month. Having retained the core group, KKR enter the auction hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with a purse of ₹ 51 crore.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), aiming for a fourth IPL title, retained key players like Rinku Singh and Sunil Narine. They made a record-breaking purchase of Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 23.75 crore and acquired Quinton de Kock,

KKR squad in IPL 2025: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders turned heads on the first day of IPL 2025 Auction, securing seven players and making a bold move by splurging on all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer.

Here is the complete of list of players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 auction. Chankesh Rao Updated : Nov 26, 2024, 05:58 AM IST The highly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction took place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah,

Check out of full squad Kolkata Knight Riders and the complete players list after the 2025 IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had retained six players but they were not able to retain their skipper Shreyas Iyer. During the IPL 2025 Auction,

The IPL auction witnessed some eyebrow-raising bids. Veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, despite being out of the Indian team for two years, became the second day's most expensive buy at ₹10.75 crore, joining Royal Challengers Bangalore.