There will be a mega auction before IPL 2025, for which all the teams will soon announce the retention list. This time each team can retain a maximum of 6 players. Which players will last season's champion Kolkata Knight Riders retain is also a big question. Many players had contributed in the last season to make this team champion. At the same time, captain Shreyas Iyer was successful in ending the trophy drought. But now a shocking news is coming out from the KKR camp.
The team of Kolkata Knight Riders is going to look quite changed in the next season. Mentor Gautam Gambhir, assistant coach and academy head Abhishek Nair and assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate have left the team, all these veterans are currently working with Team India. In such a situation, the team will field with a new coaching staff. At the same time, now the news is coming out that it is not yet clear whether Shreyas Iyer will remain the captain of the team in the next season or not.
According to the report of Times of India, Kolkata Knight Riders team is ready to retain Shreyas Iyer, but he will not be their top retention. In such a situation, if things do not go as per Iyer's liking, then he can also decide to enter the auction. According to reports, Andre Russell could be the team's top retention. Let us tell you, Shreyas Iyer had joined the KKR team before IPL 2022. KKR bought him in the auction for Rs 12.25 crore and then made him the captain.
If Shreyas Iyer comes in the auction then teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings can make big bids on him. These teams need a new captain before the next season. Punjab Kings have recently appointed Ricky Ponting as the head coach of their team. Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer have worked together for the Delhi team, so the Punjab Kings team can also bet on them and there is always a demand for an Indian captain.
