Sun Nov 24 19:23:00 UTC 2024: ## Kolkata Knight Riders Retain Core, Eye New Captain for IPL 2025

**Kolkata, India (Nov 24, 2024)** – Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have finalized their squad for the IPL 2025 season following the mega auction. The franchise retained six key players – Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh – spending ₹69 crore (approximately $8.4 million USD) in the process. This leaves them with ₹10.05 crore (approximately $1.2 million USD) remaining from their ₹120 crore auction budget.

Notably, KKR released last season’s captain, Shreyas Iyer, and will be looking for a new leader for the upcoming season. While the article names several players acquired during the auction (Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Enric Norcia, Vaibhav Arora, and Mayank Markande), it doesn’t specify the cost of each acquisition. The team’s new composition suggests a blend of experience and new talent as KKR aim to defend their IPL title.

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