Kolkata Knight Riders bought back Venkatesh Iyer for a whopping Rs 23.75 crore. They outbid Royal Challengers Bangalore in a fierce bidding war. KKR sees Iyer as a potential captain. He was a key player in their 2024 title win.

Following the conclusion of the Indian Premier League IPL 2025 in Jeddah Saudi Arabia former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan expressed surprise at

Rishabh Pant surpassed Shreyas Iyer in few minutes to become the costliest player ever in Indian Premier League history at ₹27 crore. LSG bought Pant while Iyer went to Punjab Kings.

Iyer broke the record of Arshdeep Singh, who was sold just moments before for INR 18 crore while being retained by the Punjab Kings using the Right-to-Match (RTM) card.

Venkatesh Iyer was the biggest pick outside the marquee set as Kolkata Knight Riders paid a staggering ₹23.75 crore to bring back the India all-rounder in their squad. David Warner and Devdutt Padikkal were the two big names to go unsold after Rishabh Pant broke Shreyas Iyer's record within minutes to become IPL's costliest buy as Lucknow Super Giants spent a mind-boggling ₹27 crore for the wicketkeeper-batter.

Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in IPL history as he was sold to Punjab Kings for an eye-popping Rs 26.75 crore in Jeddah on Sunday.

The Punjab Kings have shelled out INR 26.75 crore for Shreyas Iyer, thus shattering the record set by the Kolkata Knight Riders for Mitchell Starc