Kolkata Knight Riders included brilliant all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer in their team for Rs 23.75 crore in the mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders invested heavily in Venkatesh Iyer. Let us tell you that Venkatesh Iyer’s performance was very good in the Indian Premier League 2024 and he played an important role in the victory of Kolkata Knight Riders.

However, despite this, the Kolkata team released him before the upcoming season. In the IPL 2025 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders once again included Venkatesh Iyer in their team by making a big bid. However, there were some players whom Kolkata Knight Riders could have included in their team for half the amount of Venkatesh Iyer. Today we will tell you about three such players.

1- Fill Salt

Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought English wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Salt for Rs 11.50 crore. Phil Salt’s performance in IPL 2024 was explosive and he scored 435 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders in 12 matches at a strike rate of 182.

But the Kolkata team released him before the upcoming season. Phil Salt has the ability to give his team a good start by batting explosively in the powerplay. Instead of Venkatesh, the franchise should have included Phil Salt in its team.