IPL Auction 2025 Players List KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made a bold move in the IPL 2025 auction, spending a massive Rs 23.75 crore to secure Venkatesh Iyer, whose base price was just Rs 2 crore. The team also brought in wicketkeeper-batters Quinton de Kock for Rs 3.6 crore and Rahmanullah Gurbaz for Rs 2 crore.
The bidding for Iyer turned into an intense battle, with KKR up against strong competition from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Initially, KKR seemed to have the upper hand with a bid of Rs 7.75 crore, but Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) entered the race late, driving the price up to Rs 23.75 crore, making Iyer the fourth-most expensive player in IPL history.
In addition to Iyer, KKR also added Anrich Nortje for Rs 6.5 crore and Angkrish Raghuvanshi for Rs 3 crore to their squad.
Kolkata Knight Riders Players List in IPL Auction 2025
- Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 Cr)
- Quinton de Kock (Rs 3.6 Cr)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs 2 Cr)
- Anrich Nortje (Rs 6.5 Cr)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs 3 Cr)
- Rovman Powell (Rs 1.50 Cr)
- Manish Pandey (Rs 75 L)
- Spencer Johnson (Rs 2.80 Cr)
- Anukul Roy (Rs 40 L)
- Moeen Ali (Rs 2 Cr)
- Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 1.50 Cr)
- Lunith Sisodia (Rs 30 L)
- Umran Malik (Rs 75 L)
KKR’s Retained Players
- Rinku Singh – Rs 13 crore
- Andre Russell – Rs 12 crore
- Sunil Narine – Rs 12 crore
- Varun Chakravarthy – Rs 12 crore
- Harshit Rana – Rs 4 crore
- Ramandeep Singh – Rs 4 crore