Legendary Indian National Cricket Team batsman Sunil Gavaskar has said that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would like to bring Shreyas Iyer back to their squad in IPL Auction 2025.
The legendary cricketer also opined that Delhi Capitals (DC) will use RTM to re-acquire the services of star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in the IPL Auction 2025.
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IPL Auction 2025: Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant not retained by KKR and DC
In a shocking development, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) did not retain title-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer ahead of the IPL Auction 2025.
Reports revealed that the star player was always on KKR’s radar to be retained, but the two sides failed to reach a financial agreement and decided to part ways.
After dropping Iyer, KKR retained Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh.
It was not just Iyer, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, but two other captains who were dropped by their respective franchises.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals decided to retain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Poreli while Lucknow Super Giants decided to retain Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayushi Badoni.
IPL Auction 2025: There may be disagreement over payments – Sunil Gavaskar on not retaining Shreyas Iyer
Speaking on Star Sports show ‘Game Plan’, Sunil Gavaskar said that Shreyas Iyer may have been dropped by KKR due to a price dispute and the franchise may bid for him in the auction.
Gavaskar feels Iyer will be in high demand at the auction as Delhi Capitals (DC) will bid for him if Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) do not. He said:
“When KKR won last year (IPL 2024), Shreyas Iyer was the captain. Like I said earlier about Rishabh Pant, sometimes there could be a difference in fees.”
“But I also feel that once Shreyas Iyer is auctioned, KKR may also bid for his services. If KKR doesn’t bid, Delhi will,” the former India captain added.
IPL Auction 2025: So I feel Delhi will definitely try to use the RTM card or bring Rishabh Pant back to their team – Sunil Gavaskar
Talking about Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals situation, Sunil Gavaskar said that Delhi Capitals can bring him back into the squad using RTM.
“Delhi will want him because if they don’t have Rishabh Pant in their team, they will also have to find a captain. So I feel Delhi will definitely try to use the RTM card or bring Rishabh Pant back to their team in the auction,” he said.
He further said that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will target KL Rahul in the auction.
“I feel RCB may try to bring KL Rahul to Bengaluru. Chennai Super Kings may also try to bring him with them. So I feel these two southern franchises, Hyderabad may also do it, but Chennai and Bengaluru will definitely work for Rahul’s services,” Gavaskar observed.
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