The Kolkata Knight Riders have made some notable selections in the two-day IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. However, most of the teams' selections included bringing back the team members who were a part of their championship-winning side in the IPL 2024 season.

Check out how Venkatesh Iyer reacted to his massive bid by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2025 mega auction, while also revealing the reactions of his teammates Avesh Khan and Rajat Patidar, only on Crictracker.

Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants went behind Venkatesh Iyer at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. The Madhya Pradesh star all-rounder was roped in by KKR,

In a bold and unexpected move, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise chose not to retain their 2024 IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer at the mega auction here and went for an all out bidding war against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to secure Venkatesh.

Venkatesh Iyer rejoins Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping Rs 23.75 crore at the IPL 2025 Auction, becoming the third most expensive buy. The all-rounder was instrumental in KKR's recent success, including their IPL 2024 victory.