Sunil Gavaskar predicts Shreyas Iyer’s new IPL team ahead of mega auction

Kolkata Knight Riders' title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer will be among the marquee players who will be going under the hammer in the Indian PremierIndian PremierIndianIndianIndian Premier League Auction 2025. Iyer led KKR to the title in IPL 2024, but in a surprising move, he has been released by the franchise ahead of the mega auction, set to take place at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. India's cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that KKR might go for Iyer in the bidding war. He added that Delhi Capitals, a side Iyer has captained in the past, will also try to rope in the right-handed batter.

Notably, DC have also released their captain Rishabh Pant ahead of the mega auction. Gavaskar feels that the franchise will try to retain him at the auction through Right to Match (RTM) option.

"When KKR won last year (IPL 2024), Shreyas Iyer was the captain. As I said earlier for Rishabh Pant as well, at times, there could be a disagreement on the fees," Gavaskar said on Star Sports' show 'Game Plan'.