KKR releases Shreyas Iyer: Be it IPL or any other tournament, it rarely happens in the game of cricket when a team becomes champion under the captaincy of a player and after some time the captaincy is taken away from him. If reports are to be believed, Shreyas Iyer is going through a similar phase. Under his captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders became the champion of IPL 2024, but now the rumors of his release are at their peak. What is the last reason due to which KKR has to release Shreyas Iyer?
According to a report by Cricbuzz, Shreyas Iyer had demanded a huge amount from KKR in case of being retained. But the franchise does not want to fulfill those demands, as a result of which Iyer can be released. Iyer was signed by KKR in IPL 2022 for Rs 12.25 crore and if we talk about the last season, he had scored 351 runs in 14 matches. He missed the entire season due to injury. Shreyas Iyer has scored 3,127 runs in his 115-match IPL career. He has scored runs at an average of 32.24 in his career and has also played 21 half-century innings during this period.
If KKR releases, will Delhi win?
Amidst the news of Shreyas Iyer being released, many reports have claimed that Delhi Capitals is showing interest in making Shreyas their captain. Iyer has previously played for Delhi from 2015-2021 and has also captained this team. Even in 2020, Delhi reached the final under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. Let us tell you that Shreyas Iyer was dropped from the central contract list by BCCI this year. It will be interesting to see whether Iyer is able to give a new turn to his career by getting a big deal in IPL or not.
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