Shreyas Iyer’s angry outburst over KKR’s lack of clarity

After a successful 2024 IPL season, where Shreyas Iyer under his leadership made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) champion. But in the 2025 IPL, he will be seen playing for Punjab Kings (PBKS). 

In the auction he was the second highest (26.75 crores) player after Rishabh Pant (27 crores). Also in the history of IPL these two were the most expensive players.  

After winning the 2024 season, it was highly expected that Shreyas most probably to be retained by the franchise for the upcoming season also but this didn’t happen. In the auction Knight Riders also bid for him but was not interested as the bid goes par 10 cr. 

In an interview with The Indian Express, Iyer showed his little disappointment over not getting retained from his last franchise for the very first time, he said, “Yes, obviously disappointed, because when you don’t have a certain line of communication and if you get to know things one week prior to the retention date, then obviously something is lacking over there. So I had to take a call. Whatever is written is supposed to happen.

He also added how much he got love from the audience of Kolkata, “Certainly, I had a fantastic time winning the championship at KKR. The fan following was outstanding, they were electrifying in the stadium and I loved every moment I spent there. So obviously, we had a conversation straight after the IPL championship. But for a few months, there was a layover and no concrete effort in having a retention talk. I was perplexed about what’s happening. So, because of a lack of communication, we came to a situation where we parted ways, mutually. And that’s the long and short of it.

Also he revealed the reaction after getting picked by Punjab of a whooping amount, he said, “During the auction, we were in Hyderabad, watching it from our rooms and I was expecting a good amount. But I never thought that I would exceed a point and there would be so much competition between two teams over me. Overall, I was thrilled. After a certain point, I shut the door, went into the washroom and I was like, I don’t want to listen to what’s happening.

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