Push but..! The sadness of the star player who was not retained

The retention list of all 10 teams for IPL 2025 has been announced. All eyes are now on the mega auction, which is reportedly scheduled to be held on November 24-25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders is the first team to retain 6 players and will no longer be able to use the Right to Match card in the auction. All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer's emotional statement regarding being out of the team has come to light.

Kolkata Knight Riders have retained Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh for IPL 2025. Venkatesh Iyer started his IPL career in 2021, playing for KKR. Apart from scoring 1,326 runs in 50 matches for this team, he has also taken 3 wickets.

KKR's retention list is excellent

Now according to Rev Sport, he said, “I think KKR has retained very good players. With the help of 6 players, they have continued bowling 14-16 overs and the team has retained 5 positions in batting. I wish I could but be part of the retention list.

Venkatesh Iyer became emotional

Venkatesh Iyer was clearly unhappy with not being included in the retention list of KKR. He said, “KKR has given new life to my career and I have played very hard for this team. KKR team is also special because there are not just 16 players in the team but the players, coaching staff and management. A family too. We live like a family, so I would be a little emotional if I didn't have a name in 2022, but I don't know how these things work.