KKR: This year a Mega Auction will be organized in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In such a situation, many teams may have to release their players even if they do not want to. This year, the IPL 2024 champion team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) may also have to release many of its star players. However, during this time the teams can also retain some of their players.

KKR may release captain Shreyas Iyer

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team may release current captain Shreyas Iyer, who led the team to the IPL title this year, before the 2025 mega auction. Iyer took over as the captain of KKR in 2022. During his captaincy, he led the team to the title win, but due to frequent injuries, average performance and poor strike rate, questions are being raised about his place.

At the same time, all the credit for the team's title win went to Gautam Gambhir's mentorship. In such a situation, the team management is now looking for a new captain and hence may release Iyer.

Rinku Singh can also be released

Three-time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders star batsman Rinku Singh can also be released before the 2025 mega auction. Rinku Singh impressed everyone with his brilliant batting in the last few seasons, but his performance has lacked consistency. His form has been very poor during IPL 2024 and this time Rinku can demand a higher amount for himself.

In such a situation, KKR can release him.

These 6 players can also be released

Apart from captain Shreyas Iyer and Rinku Singh, KKR's team management can also release 6 other players from the team. These can include Tim Southee, Shakib Al Hasan, Varun Chakraborty, Umesh Yadav, Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine. Some of these players may be dropped from the team due to increasing age and some due to consistently poor performance. The team now wants to include new and young players in their team, so that they can prepare a strong team for IPL 2025 and the next mega auction.