After a miserable campaign for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2025. The Knights might take these 5 best players for the next season and build a strong team.

Five knights, one kingdom: KKR might retain these 5 players post IPL 2025. Details inside

Here are 5 players Kolkata Knight Riders might release after IPL 2025, featuring Ajinkya Rahane, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey. Cricket | Sports | Photos

KKR might release these 5 players after IPL 2025: No. 3 will shock you

From MS Dhoni to Faf du Plessis, these 6 IPL veterans comprising of Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ishant Sharma and  Ravichandran Ashwin might retire after IPL 2025. Sports Photos Cricket

End of an era: 6 Legends who might retire after IPL 2025

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) kept their Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) Playoff hopes alive after they won against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. India News | Sports

IPL 2025: Anukul Roy opens up on Ajinkya Rahane injury during Delhi Capitals clash, says 'he might need...'

They were in cruise control at 62/2 when Rahane was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal LBW. Rahane refused the referral which later showed that it would have saved him. Cricket Sports

IPL 2025 | Skipper Rahane blasts KKR batters for 'reckless' performance vs PBKS, takes full blame for...

Cricket, Sports: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders spinners Sunil Narine (3/13), Varun Chakravarthy (2/22), and Moeen Ali (1/20) shared five wickets between them

IPL 2025: Quinton de Kock reveals KKR’s spin-heavy strategy to tackle CSK on Chepauk’s turning track

The focus, more than power hitting, was on the pitch at Eden Gardens which again offered minimal assistance to spinners and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane was left unhappy once again. Cricket Sports

IPL 2025 | 'Will talk to the IPL about...,' KKR skipper Rahane reignites pitch debate after loss vs LSG in run-fest at home

Cricket, Sports: Kolkata Knight Riders lost a close game at Eden Gardens, where more than 490 runs were scored. The home team so close, but couldn’t cross the finish line

IPL 2025: 'We are not at all worried about Russell’s form', says KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane after narrow loss to LSG

Cricket, Sports: Earlier reports suggested that Rahane requested a spin-friendly track but Sujan outright denied making any changes to the one they played on.

IPL 2025: KKR pitch curator does U-Turn in Rahane episode, says ‘those who are accusing me…’

Cricket, Sports: The veteran TV commentators expressed displeasure over KKR’s pitch curator remarks, saying Rahane never asked for rank turners or 120-run pitches.

IPL 2025 - Bhogle, Doull unhappy with KKR pitch curator for disrespecting captain Rahane

Sports, Cricket: Traditionally known to assist spinners, the surface offered little turn, affecting KKR’s spin-heavy bowling attack in their seven-wicket defeat

IPL 2025: Rahane calls for spin-friendly pitch at Eden Gardens after KKR’s loss to RCB

Sports, Cricket: Just when Kolkata Knight Riders seemed poised for a big total, RCB struck back. Rasikh Salam dismissed Sunil Narine for 44, opening the floodgates

IPL 2025: KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane pinpoints game-changing moment in defeat against RCB

Sports, Cricket: With Shreyas Iyer moving to Punjab Kings (PBKS), Rahane has taken charge of the squad, and his influence is already being felt within the team

IPL 2025: 'Rahane’s leadership is inspiring, says KKR's vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer

Cricket, Sports: Aakash Chopra feels KKR's new captain, Ajinkya Rahane, has to pick between prioritising the batter in him and putting the team ahead of IPL 2025.

IPL 2025: ‘Anything lower kills his chance…,’ Aakash Chopra on Rahane’s KKR batting position

Sports, Cricket: In the IPL, Rahane featured for CSK for two seasons before this, winning the 2023 one before switching bases to KKR, for whom he played previously in 2022.

IPL 2025: How KKR’s Venky Mysore found a captain in lost jewel Ajinkya Rahane

The veteran Indian batter was done and dusted when a stint with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) led to his second innings, where the technical batter plays with disdain and flamboyance. Cricket Sports

IPL 2025: Bought at base price of INR 15000000, veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane set to lead KKR

Cricket, Sports: Parth Rekhade struck thrice in an over as Mumbai slipped to 188/7, while Mohammed Azharudeen's first hundred in red ball cricket in 7 years took Kerala to 418/7

Ranji Trophy 2025: Vidarbha in control against Mumbai; advantage Kerala vs Gujarat

Rahane might get a chance to play in India's upcoming Test tour of England in June 2025 after a dismal performance of players including senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the Australia tour in December 2024-January 2025. Cricket Sports

'There is no point fighting,' says Ajinkya Rahane on no communication from BCCI on being dropped after 2023 WTC Final

Sports, Cricket: Vidarbha, Mumbai, and Gujarat stormed into the Ranji Trophy semifinals with commanding victories over Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and Saurashtra, respectively, on Tuesday

Ranji Trophy round-up: Mumbai, Vidarbha and Gujarat seal semis spot

Sports, Cricket: Leading the record Ranji Trophy champions in Shreyas Iyer’s absence, Ajinkya Rahane scored 108 on his 200th first-class appearance.

Ranji Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane hits 109 on 200th first-class appearance as Mumbai-Haryana tie hangs in balance

Ranji Trophy, Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir: The much was highly anticipated with India skipper Rohit Sharma making a return to domestic cricket. Sports

Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir, Ranji Trophy: How Rohit and other India stars performed

Ranji Trophy, Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir: From Rohit to T20 World Cup winning all-rounder - How India's international players fared

Rohit last played in the Ranji Trophy in 2015 against Uttar Pradesh and scored 113 off 140 balls as Mumbai declared their innings at 610/9. Cricket Sports

'His attitude is...,' Ajinkya Rahane on Rohit Sharma ahead of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy match vs J&K

In a stunning turn of events, Ajinkya Rahane is reportedly leading the race to captain Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025. After he went unsold in the first draft in the recently concluded IPL 2025 mega auction, KKR bought Rahane late on day two at his base price of INR 1.

Ajinkya Rahane, not Venkatesh Iyer, leads race to captain KKR in IPL 2025 – Report

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