KKR has gone with the full 6 retentions this time with the top retention going to young batter Rinku Singh at Rs 13 Cr. Rinku is followed by Varun Chakaravarthy (12 Cr), Sunil Narine (12 Cr), Andre Russell (12 Cr), Harshit Rana (4 Cr), and Ramandeep Singh (4 Cr). Find out which players KKR have retained ahead of the IPL 2025 player retention deadline. See the full list of core squad members, potential retention cost and RTMs for the defending champions. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders ( KKR ) have retained middle-order batter Rinku Singh, West Indies all-rounder pair Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, and uncapped al IPL 2025 KKR Retention Players Full List: Kolkata Knight Riders retains Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh and Andre Russell leaving out captain Shreyas Iyer.