KKR CEO explains why they didn’t retain Shreyas Iyer | Cricket News – Times of India
Shreyas Iyer. (BCCI Photo) In a surprising development, Shreyas Iyer, the IPL-winning captain, was not on Kolkata Knight Riders' retention list for IPL 2025. KKR CEO Venky Mysore explained that Iyer was the first name on their list, but the situation didn’t unfold as planned.BREAKING NEWS: #IPL 2025 Final RetentionsMysore mentioned in an interaction with RevSportz, “Shreyas Iyer was the first name in our retention list. However, the retention process isn’t a one-way street. It is not just about the franchise. It is also about the player wanting to be retained, to continue with the franchise. Of course Shreyas was the first name in our list. He was the skipper. That’s why we got him in 2022.”He added, “However, there are often things that you don’t control. If a player wants to test his mar...