Mumbai Indians left out Ishan Kishan while announcing their IPL 2025 Retention List. This means that the southpaw will now find himself going under the hammer in Jeddah. The 26-year-old southpaw has set his base price at 2 crores, but it is expected that teams will spend big bucks to acquire the hard-hitting keeper.
Teams who are in dire need of a good keeper will be eager to go all out for Ishan Kishan in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. The reasons are quite simple – Ishan Kishan is a good keeper and his extraordinary batting abilities separate him from the rest. We take a look at 3 teams who will be keen to buy the player.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
The defending champions are without a keeper heading into the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. And Kolkata Knight Riders will be opting to go for Indian specialist players rather than foreign stars. And Ishan Kishan perfectly fits the plan. His keeping attributes coupled with his option to open and bat in the top order make him a strong and viable candidate for the side.
Furthermore, Ishan Kishan is young. Also, it needs to be understood that KKR is currently without a captain after not retaining Shreyas Iyer. This means that Ishan Kishan will also be in place for a future leadership role in the team.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru too is without a keeper after the retirement of Dinesh Karthik. So this means, that the Bengaluru outfits need to find a good replacement for DK. And this can also prove an ideal way in which Ishan Kishan can open the innings with Virat Kohli, now that Faf du Plessis has not been retained.
Furthermore, Ishan Kishan’s ability to hit big sixes adds to his favor. The conditions at M Chinnaswamy Stadium will surely help and Ishan Kishan unleashing his beast form
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Chennai Super Kings are in the market to find a long-term successor for MS Dhoni. Be it, Rishabh Pant or Ishan Kishan, both would fit the bill. But Ishan would be an ideal fit for the Yellow Army owing to his stability. Ishan can not only bat at different positions, but his ability to finish innings at the end or build one from the top makes him a deadly asset for any side.
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