Shreyas Iyer leaving KKR to captain another team in IPL 2025?

With just a week remaining until IPL franchises reveal their retained player lists ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, the rumors mills are rife. Notable names like KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have made it into headlines as reports predict their exit from respective franchises. As per latest reports, Lucknow Super Giants is not interested in retaining their skipper of three seasons for IPL 2025. Thus, the wicket-keeper batter is likely to enter the IPL 2025 mega auction. Similarly, Rishabh Pant is also reported to head out of Delhi Capitals and into the auction ahead of the upcoming edition. Now, according to a latest update, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer is also bracing up for a transition before the next season of the league.

Shreyas Iyer to join KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025 mega auction?

With the auction purse bigger and retention caps placed higher this time, stakes are on an all-time high for IPL 2025. Moreover, as goes the trend for a mega auction, the upcoming edition will witness a major reshuffle among the ten franchises. However, names like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer are speculated to join the mega auction proceedings this year. Rahul's exit from LSG was an easy prediction to make after the video of the skipper receiving a verbal thrashing from team owner Sanjeev Goenka went viral. However, the news of Pant's departure from Delhi Capitals picked pace after Ricky Ponting left the side and joined Punjab Kings. Now, it is reported that DC is not interested to continue with Pant as the team captain for the further seasons. Pant, on the other hand, is anticipated to leave his home team in a bid to vie for the leading position in another franchise.

Now, another big name has joined the speculated list of names who can join the IPL 2025 mega auction. No one would think that Kolkata Knight Riders would make a captaincy change after picking up the trophy in IPL 2024. However, if the latest reports are to be believed, Kolkata and Shreyas Iyer have completed their time with each other. The batter who joined KKR as the captain in IPL 2022 is said to have been seriously considering a massive offer from a rival team before the Knight Riders finalize their retention picks.

All ten Indian Premier League (IPL) teams are preparing to finalize their retention decisions, with October 31 etched as the deadline for submission of the retention lists, ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. While rumors suggest that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to hold the mega auction in late November, the exact date and venue have yet to be officially confirmed. However, the BCCI is reportedly planning to take the IPL 2025 mega auctions to Riyadh this time.