Venkatesh Iyer KKR News

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are reportedly making aggressive moves in the IPL trade window, with strong indications of their keen interest in acquiring Indian star KL Rahul.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a brutal arena where high price tags come with immense expectations. While some stars shine brightly, others falter, leading to tough decisions for franchises. Let's take a look at 10 prominent players from IPL 2025 who, despite their reputation and price, failed to deliver and might find themselves in the trade window or released ahead of the 2026 season.

Several high-priced players  like Rishabh Pant, Venkatesh Iyer, Rohit Sharma and others are struggling to perform for their respective teams in the ongoing IPL 2025 season, failing to meet the expectations set by their hefty price tags. Here's list of most expensive players who have flopped in IPL 2025 so far: 

Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Riyan Parag's Rajasthan Royals in the 6th match of the IPL 2025 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on March 26. Both teams lost their campaign openers in IPL 2025 and will look to return to winning ways on Wednesday. Here's KKR's predicted playing XI for IPL 2025 match against RR:

Over the years, many big names like Virat Kohli, David Warner have won Orange Caps in Indian Premier League (IPL) history for scoring most runs in a season for their respective teams. Once again, teams will rely on their top batters for their success in the upcoming IPL 2025 season, which starts on March 22 with RCB facing KKR in Kolkata.  Here's a list of Orange Cap contenders For RCB, CSK, MI, KKR and other teams for IPL 2025: 

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first match of the IPL 2025 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22. Three times champions KKR will look to defend their title under a new captain in Ajinkya Rahane, who has played for the franchise in the past. Here's KKR's predicted playing XI for IPL 2025 Match vs RCB:

The much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will kick off on March 22, when defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. During the IPL Mega Auction, KKR assembled a strong squad, including several key overseas players, who are expected to feature in their starting Playing XI in the upcoming season. Here's the four overseas players, who are likely to start for KKR in the upcoming IPL 2025:

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have appointed Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for IPL 2025. Venkatesh Iyer has been named vice-captain of the side.  Several big names have captained KKR over the years as the franchise have won three IPL titles. Here's a list of captains, who have led KKR in the IPL history:

As the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) prepare for the IPL 2025 season, they have several candidates for the captaincy role following the departure of title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer. Here are the four captaincy options for KKR in the IPL 2025:

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to add another title in their cabinet during IPL 2025 season. However, the IPL 2024 champions won't have their captain Shreyas Iyer and star mentor Gautam Gambhir in the upcoming season for different reasons. So, it will be interesting to see how KKR performs in IPL 2025.  Here's the predicted playing XI of KKR for IPL 2025: 

In a bold and unexpected move, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise chose not to retain their 2024 IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer at the mega auction here and went for an all out bidding war against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to secure Venkatesh.

Iyer has played a total of 50 games for KKR and smashed 1326 runs with the help of a hundred and 11 fifties.

Iyer reached the milestone in just 53 deliveries, hitting the MI bowlers to all corners of the park.