IPL Player Retentions: Six Players KKR Can Retain Before 2025 Mega Auction

IPL Player Retentions: The Governing Council of the IPL revealed new player retention rules for the IPL 2025 mega auction, which will be held later this year. As per new rules, all 10 teams can retain a maximum of six players with the help of the Right to Match option. However, there is no limit on the number of foreign players that these franchises can retain.

All the 10 teams can retain five capped players and two uncapped players.

Who will KKR retain ahead of the mega auction?

KKR's possible retentions ahead of IPL 2025 auction:

Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana

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Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders will aim to defend their title with skipper Shreyas Iyer and star middle-order batter Rinku Singh.

Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player at the IPL auction last year as KKR bought him for a whopping amount of Rs 24.75 crore. Although Starc did perform inconsistently he stepped up when the team needed him the most as he also performed brilliantly in the summit clash, where he was adjudged the Player of the Match award for registering match-winning figures of 14/2 in the three overs that he bowled.

The defending champions could also retain players like Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, and Harshit Rana.