KKR retained Narine, Russell, Rinku, Ramandeep, Harshit and Varun ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction

New Delhi (India), : Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday announced the retention of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction.

In IPL 2024, KKR clinched their third title under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy with an 8-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, Iyer, who led the Knights for the 17th season, could not remain with the team.

Rinku was held for a huge amount ₹13 crore, while Varun, Sunil and Russell were retained for a while ₹12 crore each. Harshit and Ramandeep signed contracts in unrestricted actor category ₹4 crore each.

Sunil Narine played a key role in KKR’s title win by putting up an impressive performance with both bat and ball in IPL 2024. The Caribbean all-rounder scored 488 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 180.74 and took 17 wickets at an economy rate of 6.69.

Andre Russell also made his mark in IPL 2024, playing in 14 matches and scoring 222 runs at a strike rate of 185.00. He claimed 19 wickets at an economy rate of 10.06.

Indian batsman Rinku Singh played 14 matches for KKR in IPL 2024 and scored 168 runs at a strike rate of 148.67.

All-rounder Ramandeep Singh played in 14 matches in IPL 2024, scoring 125 runs at a strike rate of 201.61.

Seamer Harshit Rana was a key asset for KKR in IPL 2024; He featured in 13 matches and picked up 19 wickets at an economy rate of 9.08.

Varun Chakravarthy led the KKR bowling attack in IPL 2024, taking 21 wickets at an economy rate of 8.04 in 14 matches.

“Here are your remaining Knights,” KKR wrote on X.

In September, the Kolkata franchise appointed former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as their new mentor, replacing Gautam Gambhir.

Bravo retired from international cricket in 2021 and ended his IPL career last year. He made the transition to coaching last year, working with the Chennai Super Kings and the Afghanistan team.

His role at KKR represents his second coaching position in the IPL. Bravo joined CSK in 2011, retired as a player in 2022 and returns as bowling coach in 2023.

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