‘No concrete effort’- Shreyas Iyer spills beans on retention talks with KKR for IPL 2025

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) winners, made the decision to let go of their skipper, Shreyas Iyer, prior to the high-profile auction. At the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Punjab Kings (PBKS) jumped on the great batter’s services for an incredible INR 26.75 crore after he was not retained.

Since it was the first time a winning captain from the previous edition would not play for a team in the next edition, KKR’s move shocked the cricket community. The cricket player chose to put his name up for auction at the November 2024 auction table, and the Mumbai batter recently revealed why he and KKR split up.

Without a doubt, I had a great time at KKR after winning the title. Every second I spent in the stadium was filled with excitement from the incredible fan base. It goes without saying that we spoke immediately following the IPL title. For a few months, however, there was a lull and no real attempt to have a retention discussion. I was confused by what was going on. Thus, due to a lack of communication, we reached a mutually agreeable conclusion and parted ways.

“That’s the main point,” Shreyas Iyer told The Indian Express.

Yes, I am clearly unhappy since there is clearly a gap when there is no specific channel of communication and information is discovered a week before the retention date. I had to answer a phone call. The PBKS captain said, “What is written is meant to happen.

In relation to Shreyas Iyer’s IPL performance, he has so far represented two teams and amassed 3127 runs at an average of 32.23 in 116 franchise tournament games. He will be playing for his third IPL team, and he hopes to win the trophy—possibly for the first time ever for the Punjab-based team.