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IPL 2025 Retention Rules: As soon as BCCI's retention policy for IPL 2025 was revealed, various speculations started. On one hand there is the uncapped rule and on the other hand teams are now allowed to retain 6 players instead of 4 in the mega auction. Due to which many equations seem to have changed for the upcoming season. In such a situation, the champion team of 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) can release three players before the mega auction. So let's know who these three players are.
1. Michelle Starke
The first name in this list is Mitchell Starc. Starc is one of the most lethal bowlers in the world, but retaining Starc in the upcoming auction could be a big loss for KKR. In the last auction, Starc was bought for Rs. The team included Rs 24.75 crore. In such a situation, by retaining him, the team's purse will be reduced by about 21 percent. In such a situation, KKR will have to prepare the rest of the team with the remaining 79 percent money. Therefore, Kolkata can drop Mitchell Starc from the team to save money.
2. Fill with salt
Phil Salt scored 435 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.55 last season. With his arrival the top order of the team was strengthened. Along with Sunil Narine, he batted stormy many times. But in the mega auction, KKR will get a chance to choose from a long list of Indian players and legends. In such a situation, Kolkata can consider releasing salt to choose a better option.
3. Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer is playing for Kolkata Knight Riders since 2021. He has scored 1,326 runs in 51 matches for KKR and also bowls well. However, a team will be allowed to retain 5 players and use the Right to Match card on one player. In such a situation, it seems very difficult to fit Iyer among these 6 players. KKR has become champion under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh is being seen as the star of the future. Whereas Sunil Narine and Andre Russell have been among the trusted players of the team for a long time. In such a situation, Venkatesh Iyer is finding it very difficult to make a place among the retained players.
