Kolkata Knight Riders and Shreyas Iyer are not on the same note to continue another season with each other. KKR CEO Venky Mysore revealed why they did not retain Iyer for IPL 2025, though they had plans to keep him with the squad. Shreyas Iyer will measure his market value on the mega auction before IPL 2025. Delhi Capitals, after releasing Shreyas Iyer, keep an eye on Shreyas Iyer.

The Reason Why Delhi Capitals Needs Shreyas Iyer

Iyer was DC’s former player and a skipper, who once led the team to the IPL final in the 2020-21 season. Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, yet to achieve their deserved IPL trophy. Iyer, who left out of BCCI’s central contract, focuses on domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, and Duleep Trophy. A sense of nostalgia with high hopes to achieve something big in future hobbling around Iyer and Delhi.

Iyer Has Proved Himself

Iyer showed his class with KKR last season as their captain, who can score runs when the team needs him the most. Shreyas Iyer, who is and will try to do his best to regain his spot in the national team, can play a pivotal role for the Delhi Capitals. Shreyas Iyer was the captain of the Delhi Capitals in 2020-21, when DC reached the final. Iyer himself scored unbeaten 65 runs with 50 balls. Delhi retains Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), Abhishek Porel (INR 4 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), and Axar Patel (INR 16.5 crore) for the upcoming IPL season.

The Mumbai-born batter scored 351 runs for 15 IPL matches he played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 with an average of 39.00, two fifties under his belt, and helped the team to win their third IPL trophy. The Delhi Capitals need someone who can fill the void created by Rishabh Pant and lead them to the trophy.