Kolkata Knight Riders Auction Strategy, Players Retained & Probable Buys, Full List of Sold and Unsold Players & Top Purchases Today – Indian Premier League

IPL 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders opened their account with a massive Rs 23.75 crore to bring home all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction on Sunday. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a professional franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are aiming for their fourth IPL title after winning their third championship in 2024. Despite losing former captain Shreyas Iyer, KKR retained key players like Rinku Singh and Andre Russell for the 2025 season.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) go into Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction seeking a captain after releasing Shreyas Iyer last month. Having retained the core group, KKR enter the auction hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with a purse of ₹ 51 crore.

Check out more details about Kolkata Knight Riders buying Venkatesh Iyer for INR 23.75 crore at IPL 2025 mega auctions only on CricTracker.

Check out of full squad Kolkata Knight Riders and the complete players list after the 2025 IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

KKR IPL 2025 Full Squad and Auction Signings. Check Out the Complete List of Kolkata Knight Riders players in IPL 2025. Take a look at all the IPL 2025 mega auction buys with their price, purse remaining and the number of players bought ahead of the next Indian Premier League season.

Kolkata Knight Riders do not have any Right To Match options left and will go into the auctions with a Rs 51 crore purse.

Will there be a 25-crore buy? Following the record bids at the IPL 2024 mini auction by KKR and SRH to buy the Australian pair of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins respectively, ther