Shreyas Iyer set to captain former IPL finalists in 2025, reports suggest massive expectations

The IPL franchises made their highly anticipated announcements on October 31st regarding the players they have retained and released for the upcoming 2025 mega auction. One of the most shocking revelations was the release of Shreyas Iyer by the Kolkata Knight Riders, who captained the team to victory in the 2024 season. This move marks a historic moment as it is the first time a reigning IPL champion captain has been let go by their franchise. Speculations are rife that Iyer's former team may have made an enticing offer or promise that swayed KKR's decision to release him. The cricket world is buzzing with curiosity and excitement as fans eagerly wait to see where the talented batsman and leader will land next in the thrilling world of IPL cricket.

A PTI report reveals that Delhi Capitals, under the GMR group’s management for the next two years, have shown interest in re-signing Shreyas Iyer for the upcoming IPL season, with the promise of reinstating him as captain. Iyer previously led Delhi Capitals to the IPL final in 2020.

“There won’t be too many teams that would want Iyer the T20 batter but just to ensure DC spends a bomb on a player, they might engage in a bidding war for Iyer,” an official of the IPL franchise informed the news agency.

In an interview with RevSportz, KKR CEO Venky Mysore hinted that Shreyas Iyer and the franchise couldn’t agree on his requested fee, despite Iyer being KKR’s top retention choice.

“The interesting thing about retention is that there are so many aspects to it and forces as play. But what is fundamental to a retention that most people sometimes don’t understand that it’s a matter of mutually agreeing. It’s not a one-sided right that a franchise has. The player also has to consider various factors and agree. Sometimes along the line that agreement doesn’t happen because of various factors; money or somebody wants to test their value or whatever it is. That influences a decision as well, eventually, but he was No.1 on our list,” Mysore said.