IPL 2025 Retention Discussions Highlight Key Players

Aakash Chopra advocates for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to prioritize retaining Shreyas Iyer, who led the team to an IPL 2024 title, and suggests Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine as other crucial retentions. For the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Chopra emphasizes retaining KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran, highlighting Rahul's significant contribution of 520 runs in IPL 2024, despite his criticized captaincy. Mohammad Kaif suggests Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) should target Rohit Sharma as captain, noting his potential availability after being replaced by Hardik Pandya at Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile, Tom Moody highlights the financial challenge for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in retaining Abhishek Sharma, whose performance has significantly increased his value. Moody mentions the new IPL retention rules which set specific financial limits for player retention, impacting SRH's decisions. Abhishek Sharma's impressive IPL 2024 performance has also earned him a place in the national team, enhancing his market appeal.