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

Here is the list of players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders and real-time squad updates during the Indian Premier League mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Despite the financial constraint, KKR made some big moves on Day 1, surprising many with their bold strategies. With one of the smallest budgets heading into Day 2, the franchise still has key gaps to fill as they aim to assemble a championship-winning squad.

The ten IPL franchises spent Rs 467.95 crore on 72 players over the course of Day 1 of the IPL Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Not having any RTM option, Kolkata Knight Riders spulrged ₹ 23.75 crores on Venkatesh Iyer, from a base price of ₹ 2 crore. KKR also went for wicketkeeper-batters Quinton de Kock and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, buying them for ₹ 3.6 and ₹ 2 crores respetively.

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

KKR IPL 2025 Squad: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora (Rs. 1.80 crore), Venkatesh Iyer (Rs. 23.75 crore), Mayank Markande (Rs. 30 lakh), Quinton de Kock (Rs. 3.60 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 3 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs. 2 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs. 6.50 crore).

Venkatesh Iyer rejoins Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping Rs 23.75 crore at the IPL 2025 Auction, becoming the third most expensive buy. The all-rounder was instrumental in KKR's recent success, including their IPL 2024 victory.

Shreyas Iyer has given his first reaction after joining Punjab Kings for a whopping Rs 26.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction.