IPL 2024 champions KKR, after retaining key players like Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh, made some promising acquisitions in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The most expensive acquisition done by the franchise was Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 23.75 crore. Anrich Nortje is the next big purchase for Rs 6.50 crore.
KKR also bought back Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Vaibhav Arora, but Ajinkya Rahane and Moeen Ali's acquisition at the end of the event proved crucial for them. The team needed to refocus, especially since their IPL 2024 coach, Gautam Gambhir, left to become Team India's head coach. Another major setback for them came when they released their title-winning captain, Shreyas Iyer. KKR with its retained and new players will look forward to having a promising IPL 2025 season. In the following listicle, we have listed KKR’s probable XI playing lineup for IPL 2025.
KKR probable playing XI for IPL 2025
Openers- Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is a promising opener for KKR for the next season, following his outstanding performance in the IPL 2024. His combination with South Africa's Quinton de Kock, who is also the wicket keeper is a boost for the team to have a good opening. Narine, in his 14 innings of IPL 2024, scored 488 runs with 109 being the highest. Similarly, de Kock played 11 matches with 250 runs, and 81 is the highest score. The duo would keep the guiding light ablaze right from the beginning.
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Middle Order- Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh
KKR picking Ajinkya Rahane in the final minute is a good decision. With his expertise as an Indian batter, Rahane who can bat at number 3 is expected to lead the squad in the forthcoming edition by playing in the middle order. He could create a good partnership with Venkatesh Iyer who can bat at number 4. After that, Rinku Singh who can further take the charge to score runs.
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All- Rounders- Ramandeep Singh, Andre Rusell
Ramandeep Singh who played two seasons for KKR is a dependable all-rounder. He along with Andre Rusell who had a great IPL 2024 season could boost the scoreboard.
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Bowlers- Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Spencer Johnson
KKR has a strong arsenal of bowlers. Australian pacer, Spencer Johnson can fill the left-arm pace option, while Harshit Rana who took 19 wickets in 13 matches is a good addition. Similarly, Vaibhav Arora has the ability to restrict the batsman with his swing, while Varun Chakravarthy’s seam bowling could be dangerous for batsmen.
