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The Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to release their West Indies star all-rounder Andre Russell ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
The defending champions are keen to retain four players for the 18th season.
Another West Indian, Sunil Narine will be retained as the first pick, while Rinku Singh will be given the number two spot. Varun Chaka-ravarthy will be the third player. Harshit Rana will be retained in the uncapped category.
However, the most shocking news is that Russell is leaving the franchise.
He has been a match-winner for the franchise over the years and was one of the top performers in the title-winning season in IPL 2024.
KKR also appointed Dwayne Bravo as a mentor after Gautam Gambhir left the team to become Team India’s coach.
Bravo is the most successful player in the history of the shortest format and did wonders with Afghanistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
He was part of the coaching setup as the team made it to the semi-final.
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