Based on the squad assembled, here’s a look at how KKR might arrange their strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
After top-notch work with retentions, where the Kolkata Knight Riders secured key players like Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh, KKR made some more smart acquisitions in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.
After Day 1 and ongoing Day 2 of the auction, KKR have a total of 14 players in their squad. Their most expensive purchase in the auction turned out to be Venkatesh Iyer, as they bought him for a massive sum of INR 23.75 crore. Their next biggest purchase was Anrich Nortje for INR 6.50 crore. Rest of the players came at a really bargain price. Let’s see how their squad looks for IPL 2025.
KKR Squad and Players List for IPL 2025:
Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell
Based on the squad assembled above, let’s see how KKR might arrange their strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
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Strongest KKR Playing XI for IPL 2025:
- Sunil Narine
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Ramandeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
- Anrich Nortje
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Vaibhav Arora
Bench: Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rovman Powell
Strongest Points:
- Strong batting lineup with proper balance of pace and spin hitters. Batting also runs deep until No.8.
- Strong spin bowling duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy
- Equally good backups for de Kock and Russell in Gurbaz and Powell respectively.
- Strong Indian pace bowling pair of Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora
Weakest Points:
- Anrich Nortje’s recent form hasn’t been good and he has also struggled with fitness.
Who will be the KKR Captain in IPL 2025?
Based on KKR’s retentions and the way they went about their business in the auction, it looks like KKR will either go for Rinku Singh or Venkatesh Iyer as their captain for the upcoming IPL season. Both are rising in their career and have established themselves as players with high potential. Handling either of them the responsibility now, will not only enhance their profile but will also help to maintain continuity in KKR as they have been associated with the franchise for a long time.
