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Mitchell Starc - Venkatesh Iyer - "It Makes Me Teary-Eyed": KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer Gets Visibly Emotional After Not Being Retained - sports.ndtv.com - India

"It Makes Me Teary-Eyed": KKR Star Venkatesh Iyer Gets Visibly Emotional After Not Being Retained

The difficulty of having a mega auction right after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) title is that a team is forced to bid goodbye to several players of the champion side. Such has been the case for IPL 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) this time around. Despite managing to retain six of their stalwarts, KKR had to let go the likes of Mitchell Starc, Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer. The latter, who has been with the franchise since 2021, got emotional after not being retained.

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Shreyas Iyer - Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Shreyas Iyer To Return To Delhi Capitals? Franchise Owners GMR Group's Big Promise Revealed - sports.ndtv.com - India

Shreyas Iyer To Return To Delhi Capitals? Franchise Owners GMR Group's Big Promise Revealed

Shreyas Iyer's Indian Premier League (IPL) future is up in the air, having chosen to enter the auction instead of being retained by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as revealed by their CEO Venky Mysore. Iyer will be a heavily sought-after player, as not only a highly-regarded middle-order batter, but also the pedigree of captaining a side to IPL glory. In fact, reports state that Iyer's biggest suitor may be his former franchise Delhi Capitals (DC), whom he led to an IPL final in 2020.

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Shreyas Iyer - KKR CEO Reveals Shreyas Iyer Chat That Forced Franchise To Release Him - sports.ndtv.com

KKR CEO Reveals Shreyas Iyer Chat That Forced Franchise To Release Him

Following weeks of reports and rumours, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) CEO Venky Mysore revealed the thought process behind not retaining IPL 2024-winning captain Shreyas Iyer ahead of the mega auction. Shreyas had led KKR to one of the most dominant IPL title wins in 2024, but parted ways, with the franchise retaining six other players. Mysore hinted that it was Shreyas's decision, and not KKR's, that led to his non-retention. He also hinted that Shreyas wanted to test his market value in the auction.

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Eden Gardens - Eden Garden - Kolkata Knight Riders To Not Play All IPL 2025 Home Games At Eden Gardens. Reason Is... - sports.ndtv.com - county Garden

Kolkata Knight Riders To Not Play All IPL 2025 Home Games At Eden Gardens. Reason Is...

The under-construction international cricket stadium at Narsingarh in Tripura could become Kolkata Knight Riders' second home ground for the 2025 IPL season since the iconic Eden Garden in Kolkata is set for a massive makeover next year, a Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) official said on Friday. The construction at the international stadium at Narsingarh began way back in 2017 with an estimated cost of Rs. 185 crore but the stadium is not yet ready. "IPL chairman Arun Kumar Dhumal recently visited the proposed international stadium at Narsingarh on the outskirts of the state capital. He said if the stadium's is ready before February next year, it could be made second home ground of KKR or some else other state will get the benefit," TCA secretary Subarta Dey told PTI.

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Mitchell Starc - Phil Salt - Shreyas Iyer - "Not A One Way Street": Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Drops Hint On Reason Behind Shreyas Iyer Decision - sports.ndtv.com

"Not A One Way Street": Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Drops Hint On Reason Behind Shreyas Iyer Decision

Venky Mysore, the CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), admitted that it was a very challenging task for them to trim the retentions down to six ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction after winning the previous season. KKR have made their top retention pick in middle-order batter Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore) followed by Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (INR 12 crore), and uncapped duo of Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore), and Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore).

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Sunrisers Hyderabad - Shreyas Iyer - Ishan Kishan - Rishabh Pant - Arshdeep Singh - Kl Rahul - From Rishabh Pant To KL Rahul: Five Star Players Who Could Fetch Huge Sum At IPL Auction 2025 - sports.ndtv.com - India

From Rishabh Pant To KL Rahul: Five Star Players Who Could Fetch Huge Sum At IPL Auction 2025

All the 10 Indian Premier League franchises have announced their retentions ahead of the 2025 auction. Among the biggest highlights of the deadline day, three major captains Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been released by their franchises Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively. As the trio enter the auction pool, there are some other star players too who will be in focus of the franchises in the bidding war. Let's have a look at five players who could fetch massive amount at IPL 2025 auction -

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Mitchell Starc - Phil Salt - Jason Roy - Shreyas Iyer - Andre Russell - Nitish Rana - Rinku Singh - Sunil Narine - Mujeeb Ur - Gus Atkinson - Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 Retentions: List Of Players Retained And Released - sports.ndtv.com - India

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 Retentions: List Of Players Retained And Released

IPL 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders have announced their retentions for the upcoming mega auctions. KKR put an end to rumours, keeping hold of star West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell. However, IPL 2024-winning captain Shreyas Iyer was not retained by KKR. As per BCCI's rule, all the ten franchises were asked to submit the final list of their retained players by Thursday, October 31. KKR are one of only two franchises who have retained all six players before the mega auction, meaning they will have no Right to Match (RTM) cards.

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Shreyas Iyer - Shreyas Iyer Set To Be Released By KKR After Asking For 'Exorbitant Salary': Report - sports.ndtv.com - India

Shreyas Iyer Set To Be Released By KKR After Asking For 'Exorbitant Salary': Report

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer is set to be released in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after talks with the franchise over continuity didn't materialise. Iyer joined the Knight Riders after an exceptional spell with the Delhi Capitals in which he led the franchise to a final as well. It was under Iyer's captaincy that KKR bagged their third IPL title, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. However, Iyer's stocks have been falling over the last year or so, with his form and international status taking a big hit.

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