Purse Remaining: INR 51 crore (out of INR 120 crore)

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With their target set for their 4^th title, they were able to retain all their match winners of the last season. Only Venkatesh Iyer who did extremely well in the title winning season was left to be bought back in the auction.

KKR Team 2025 Players purchased in the Mega Auction

• Venkatesh Iyer (Rs. 23.75 crore)
• Quinton de Kock (Rs. 3.60 crore)
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs. 2 crore)
• Anrich Nortje (Rs. 6.50 crore)
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 3 crore)
• Vaibhav Arora (Rs. 1.80 crore)
• Mayank Markande (Rs. 30 lakh)
• Rovman Powell (Rs. 1.50 crore)
• Manish Pandey (Rs. 75 lakh)
• Spencer Johnson (Rs. 2.80 crore)
• Luvnith Sisodia (Rs. 30 lakh)
• Ajinkya Rahane (Rs. 1.50 crore)
• Anukul Roy (Rs. 40 lakh)
• Moeen Ali (Rs. 2 crore)
• Umran Malik (Rs. 75 lakh)

In their quest to get a winning team, did KKR forget to buy a captain in the auction? Did they over pay for some players

Yes, you read it right. With Shreyas Iyer not purchased back in the auction, KKR got their calculations a bit wrong.

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Venkatesh Iyer was one of the performers of the 2024 season and it was clear that KKR might go back to purchase him in the auction. While they were looking at a mid-15 crore range, Venkatesh Iyer, became the most expensive all-round player in IPL history, for a record-breaking Rs 23.75 crore on Day 1 of the auction.

With this price, has KKR decided on their captain? Does the price justify for a player who has not cemented his place in the national side?

Hits

• Six players retained are automatic in the playing eleven.
• Strong foreign player contingent thus strengthening the backups for the 4 foreign slots
• Excellent spin department

Misses

• Loyalty is expensive but Venkatesh Iyer has gone for a lot more which has created Imbalance for buying more quality in the squad.
• Inexperienced fast bowling squad
• Nitesh Rana and Phil Salt who did well for KKR last season was not bought back
• Too much reliance on Sunil Naraine – the batsman who can be a hit or miss
• Captaincy will be an issue as it is not yet decided and with Venkatesh going for Rs 23.75 crore may now be the front runner. Another alternative could be Ajinkya Rahane.
• The 2024 winning coaching staff is absent this year.

KKR IPL 2025 Full Squad: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer (Rs. 23.75 crore), Quinton de Kock (Rs. 3.60 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs. 2 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs. 6.50 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 3 crore), Vaibhav Arora (Rs. 1.80 crore), Mayank Markande (Rs. 30 lakh), Rovman Powell (Rs. 1.50 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs. 75 lakh), Spencer Johnson (Rs. 2.80 crore), Luvnith Sisodia (Rs. 30 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs. 1.50 lakh), Anukul Roy (Rs. 40 lakh), Moeen Ali (Rs. 2 crore), Umran Malik (Rs. 75 lakh).

Player to look out for

• Indian Player – Rinku Singh
• Foreign Player – Spencer Johnson

Super Sports View and IPL predictions

Kolkata Knightriders could have had a better auction if they had not gone overboard for one player. They still have covered most bases.

Not sure who the captain would be will create a sense of confusion in the team. 

They too are an injury prone team. They have enough backups this season, they too like Mumbai Indians over rely on their first playing eleven.

They will desperately want a repeat season of Sunil Narine with the bat, but for a player who has retired and plays only league cricket currently is wishful thinking. The legendary West Indies all-rounder won the MVP award in IPL 2024.

Prediction

With their squad SuperSports predicts KKR to struggle or just manage to be in the playoff position. We give the squad 7/10

KKR Probable XI for IPL 2025: 

• Sunil Narine
• Quinton de Kock (WK)
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi
• Venkatesh Iyer (C)
• Rinku Singh
• Andre Russell
• Ramandeep Singh
• Harshit Rana
• Vaibhav Arora
• Varun Chakravarthy
• Anrich Nortje /Spencer Johnson
• Manish Pandey (IP)