Andre Russell and Shreyas Iyer out of KKR! KKR will not retain even a player worth Rs 24.75 crore

KKR Retention List IPL 2025: The retention list of all the teams for the Indian Premier League 2025 will be revealed in a few hours. before this A shocking update has come out regarding the Kolkata Knight Riders team. If reports are to be believed, KKR is not going to retain Andre Russell this season. Mitchell Starc is also going to be released by the team. Apart from this, KKR has also decided to part ways with captain Shreyas Iyer, who made the team champion last season.

Russell will not be retained

According to the news of 'ESPN Cricinfo', Kolkata Knight Riders are in no mood to retain Andre Russell this time. Russell has been a part of KKR for a long time and every time the team has retained him. Apart from bat, he has also performed amazingly for the team with the ball, but KKR is not retaining him for IPL 2025.

KKR also wants to release Mitchell Starc, who was bought for Rs 24.75 crore. Starc's performance in the playoff matches of IPL 2024 was also strong. However, despite this, KKR has decided to release him. Apart from this, KKR will also not retain Shreyas Iyer.

KKR will retain these 4 players

Before the mega auction of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders can retain Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty and Harshit Rana. Rinku Singh has performed brilliantly for KKR on many occasions. He is known for his explosive batting in the last over. Whereas Harshit Rana had taken 19 wickets in 13 matches in IPL 2024. He bowled with an excellent average of 20.15.

Sunil Narayan (Sunil Narine) He is the oldest player of KKR. He has made important contributions to the team with the ball as well as the bat. His IPL record is also amazing. He performed amazingly while opening in IPL 2024. In such a situation, KKR is again expressing confidence in its star player.

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