Kolkata Knight Riders is planning to release Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer, who was bought by KKR in the mega auction with a huge bid of Rs 23.75 crore. According to Cricbuzz, Kolkata team can release Venkatesh Iyer, but can buy him again in the auction. Iyer has been playing for the KKR franchise since 2021.

Venkatesh Iyer was a flop in IPL 2025. In the 11 matches played in the season, only 142 runs were scored with his bat. There is speculation that apart from Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders may also release Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje. Venkatesh Iyer had recently said about working with Gautam Gambhir that he expects the best performance from his players. Iyer said that if a player is performing averagely, it becomes difficult for him to keep up with Gambhir.

If we remember the mega auction, KKR had stubbornly bought Venkatesh Iyer. Lucknow Super Giants also showed interest in him, but backed out after a bid of Rs 7.75 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore also made tireless efforts to buy Iyer, but RCB accepted defeat after a bid of Rs 23.50 crore.

The auction strategy of Kolkata Knight Riders last season was beyond comprehension. The team had also released Shreyas Iyer, so when the time came for the season to start, there was a lot of discussion about the captain. In the end, Ajinkya Rahane was chosen as the captain, who was not even sold in the first round of the auction. With the release of Venkatesh Iyer, KKR’s purse will be emptied by Rs 23.75 crore. This time KKR will especially have to consider keeping many captaincy options open.

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Big Players Flop in IPL 2025: In the Indian Premier League, expensive players are often flopped. Something similar is happening in IPL 2025, where many thick salary players including Rishabh Pant have flopped badly. On one hand there are Pant who have been able to score only one half -century in 10 matches, while Venkatesh Iyer’s figures are proving that KKR’s decision to loot Rs 23.75 crore on him has proved wrong. Apart from him, many big players have flopped, whose total salary is more than Rs 100 crore.

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The first name in the list of flop players is Rishabh Pant, which was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. Pant’s personal performance is reversed exactly from expectations, where only 110 runs have been scored with his bat in 10 matches. Pant’s condition is so bad that his average in IPL 2025 is only 12.22. The second name is of Venkatesh Iyer, on which KKR bid for Rs 23.75 crore. Iyer has completely pulled his hand from bowling this season, while in batting, he has scored only 142 runs at a useless average of 20.29.

‘Finisher’ Rinku Singh has also not been able to do anything special for KKR. He has scored just 169 runs in 10 matches and has failed to finish the match for KKR on most occasions. In IPL 2025, he is getting a salary of Rs 13 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders’ Andre Russell has been seen performing like a navigator despite taking a tank of Rs 12 crore. He has so far taken only 72 runs from the bat and only 8 wickets in bowling.

RCB and CSK also lime

RCB has also been lime in IPL 2025 as Liam Livingstone is famous for the devastation for which he has not been able to perform in that kind. Livingstone, which is sold for Rs 8.75 crore, has been able to take only 2 wickets in addition to scoring 87 runs in the current season. However, in IPL 2025, RCB has rescued the sweat of opponents from its wonderful performance.

CSK retained Ravindra Jadeja for Rs 18 crore, but despite having a lot of experience, Jadeja has not proved to be a trump card for his team. In IPL 2025, he took only 7 wickets and so far has been able to score 183 runs in batting. At the same time, SRH bought Mohammed Shami for Rs 10 crore, who has been able to take only 6 wickets so far. The total tank in the IPL 2025 of all these players is more than 100 crores.

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