KKR, Shreyas Iyer, IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders won the title of the last season of IPL. Shreyas Iyer made KKR win the IPL 2024 title under his captaincy. However, the franchise surprised the entire world by releasing Iyer before the mega auction of IPL 2025. However, it was not known why the franchise dropped the champion captain from the team. Now the answer to this important question has been found.
Shreyas Iyer himself admits that he was surprised by this decision. It was even told in a report that when only a week was left for the retention deadline to end, the franchise had not talked to Shreyas Iyer. Well, before the auction, KKR released Shreyas Iyer and then in the mega auction, Punjab Kings bought this champion captain for a record breaking Rs 26.75 crore.
Shreyas Iyer admitted that he enjoyed a lot at KKR. He also told that his relationship with the franchise’s co-owner, actor Shahrukh Khan, was very good. However, he also said that the lack of communication was troubling. He claimed that KKR made no effort to discuss retention with him.
Inside Sports quoted Shreyas Iyer as saying in its report, “I definitely had a great time at KKR winning the championship. The fan following was also amazing. They were filling the stadium with excitement and I loved every moment I spent there. Championship We had talks after winning, but after that the talks stopped and no concrete efforts were made.”
The report further quoted Iyer as saying, “I was wondering what was happening. So because of the lack of communication, we got into a situation where we parted ways by mutual consent, and that’s the long and short of it. “
