The IPL 2025 retention list shocked KKR fans as captain Shreyas Iyer was missing. KKR CEO Venky Mysore explained that while Iyer was their first choice, the retention process involves player choices and market testing,

KKR CEO Venky Mysore hinted that Shreyas Iyer wanted to test his market value.

According to a report by PTI, Delhi Capitals, who will be in control of the GMR group for the next two years, have expressed interest in bringing Shreyas Iyer back to the franchise for the upcoming season.

In an interview with RevSportz, KKR CEO Venky Mysore hinted that the team's management and Shreyas Iyer were in disagreement on the monetary aspect despite the winning captain being number 1 on the list of players that KKR wanted to retain.

It is rarely seen in the Indian Premier League when a captain has made his team a champion and he is not retained in the next season. However, this has happened in the retention of IPL 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders did not retain Shreyas Iyer.

After all the teams submitted their final list of retention ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, one big name that was missing from the Kolkata Knight Riders’ list was Shreyas Iyer. Star batter guided KKR to lift the IPL 2024 title and still,

The franchise, however, will be going in the auction with INR 51 crore (just above $6 million). This is because IPL deducts INR 69 crore (roughly $8.5 million) if four capped and two uncapped players are retained.