IPL 2025 Retention Rumour Ahead of Deadline Day: Shreyas Iyer to Punjab Kings?

IPL 2025 Retention Rumour Ahe of Deline Day: A couple of days ahe of deline of retention day, re are many rumours doing rounds. Is PBKS eyeing Shreyas Iyer? As per multiple reports doing rounds, it is unlikely that Kolkata Knight Riders would retain ir captain. Punjab Kings , who would look to start from scratch, may eye Iyer as ir captain. Iyer led KKR to ir third title in 2024 and Ricky Ponting, who is he coach of PBKS, would be interested in having a stable captain. 

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Iyer-Ponting Combo

In past, Iyer also led Delhi Capitals to summit clash in 2020. That year, it was Iyer and Ricky Ponting in charge of Capitals. At DC, Iyer and Ponting helped side win 21 out of 36 games. 

For KKR, it will be a big decision to leave him out. But with likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh and Varun Chakravarthy in ir side, it will be very difficult for m to accommodate Iyer. 

In 2024 season, Iyer led KKR majestically well. Iyer trusted his players a lot and eventually that paid dividends. For example, Mitchell Starc was off colour in first half of season, yet Iyer showed faith in him and backed him to hilt. Starc turned out to be game-changer in kckout sts of IPL 2024. 

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Why Iyer Over Ors

What also works in favour of Iyer is that PBKS will play ir home games at Mullanpur or Dharamsala. Both se venues will suit his free-flowing style of play. With bat, Iyer can be devastating against pace inside powerplay and can take spinners apart as well. 

All teams have to submit ir retained players list by October 31.