Shreyas Iyer ended the 12-year drought after he led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third title in IPL 2024. However, despite being the winning captain, Iyer wasn’t retained by KKR before the IPL 2025 mega auction and the franchise also didn’t bid for him in the mega auction. Ramandeep Singh, who among the six retained players for KKR, revealed some shocking details where he disclosed Shreyas used to ignore management’s advice and make his own decisions during his tenure as KKR skipper.
In his podcast with Raj Shamani on YouTube, which was uploaded on March 22, Ramandeep Singh said that even after getting instruction from the management, Shreyas Iyer used to do what he thought was the best. “We used to get instructions from outside, but whatever he (Shreyas) felt was right, we have to do this, he used to go and do it. The self belief he had is very good,” Ramandeep said in a podcast.
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Mujhe open kara de: Ramandeep Singh’s request to KKR management after humiliating defeat vs MI
Kolkata Knight Riders suffered their second defeat in IPL 2025 against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on March 31. After losing their first game, MI bowled KKR out for just 116 runs and went on chase the target in 12.5 overs to win by eight wickets. After the match, Ramandeep Singh requested KKR management to send him as an opener. Ramandeep came to bat in ninth position in the last game and scored a quickfire 22(12) runs.
"Main toh chahta hu mujhhe open kara de. Meri toh wahi koshish rehti hai. (I want to open the batting. I always try to bat up the order)," Ramandeep Singh said in a press conference after KKR’s defeat against MI.
"Team ka jaha combination set hai, jaha team mein mujhe opporutnity milti hai, mujhe waha accha karne ki koshish karni hai. Match-winner banne ki koshish karni hai. (We have a set combination, I am ready to bat anywhere the team wants me to. I will to produced match-winning knocks there)," he further added.
