IPL 2025: How did the KKR collapse right after their winning season

On Saturday 17th May at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium, the Indian Premier League campaign ended with the Knight Riders champions. Kr, playing his 13th league theater match of the tournament, needed victory to stay alive in the competition, but it should not be because the rain refused to stop in Bengalur.

It was appropriate that even the gods did not want to see this team KKR in action – a party that made some special decisions during the season. The team led by Ajinkya Rahane looked like a shadow of the unit that dominated the competition in 2024.

The record of 5 victories, 6 losses and 1 no result of 13 matches stands in sharp contrast with their wealth last season when they won 9 and lost only 3 games. And it did not come as a big surprise, given how the team was set up this year.

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The franchise broke their successful initial combination of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine, who were fruitful in 2024. This opening pair consistently set the pace in the games, which sometimes failed to hurt the team without hurting the team.

However, when the salt disappeared, the Kr needed to intensify its other dough of the highest order, which unfortunately did not happen. The team remained rigid with his tabs order and postponed the entry of Hitters like Andre Russell, Rink Singh and Ramandeep Singh. This lack of flexibility proved to be in their medium score this season.

It was not helped by the extended bad form of Venkates Iyer, which has scored only 142 runs in 11 matches. Iyer, the most expensive player (? 23.75 crore) in the history of KKR, insisted that he did not feel any pressure from the price tag, but that seemed increasingly unlikely how his performance was reduced.

East of Shreyas Iyer

“Shreyas Iyer did not receive the credit he deserved after the KKR won the IPL 2024,” after the team from the Indian Premier League team after the end of the team Sunil Gavascar Fumed Sunil Gavaskar.

Gavascar criticized the story built around KKR 2024, where most of the praise went to Gautam Gambhira. Since he left the franchise, Iyer led the King Pandjab to the sensational season in IPL 2025 and prospered in the environment of trust and beliefs under Ricky Ponting. On the other hand, both Gambhir and Krko fought in their respective roles.

“Last season he didn’t get credit for the iPL victory. All the errands were given to someone else. It’s a captain who plays a major role in what is going on in the middle, not someone sitting in dug.

The reality is that Gambhir’s position as India coach was at risk before winning the Trophy 2025 masters. Although this pressure has been reduced so far, the same cannot be said of a KKR whose decision to change the leadership and appointment of Ajinkya Rahane completely bounce.

Time for Rejig

After their brilliant run in IPL 2024, the KKR was forced to divide them on roads with mentor Gautam Gambhir and coach launching Abhishek Nayar, two long -term members of the franchise. A sudden change was captured by the team outside the guard because new relationships had to be built between players and coaches. This disruption directly contributed to poor planning and implementation, especially in the order of tabs.

Perhaps it is time to make the main shift in their line -up. The Days of Narine, Russell and Rahane’s dominant world cricket are coming to an end and KKR will have to accept it rather than later. While the franchise tried to raise young talents, it may now be time to pair this approach with significant selections – instead of relying on aging stars.

How good was Rahane, no one in the Indian cricket would say that today is one of the 20 best doughs in the T20 domestic cricket.

KKR believed that their proven combinations would work in a rapidly developing T20 cricket world. However, this plan clearly decreased. The franchise must reconsider its strategy. With their presence in multiple T20 leagues around the world, KKR has access to a wide set of talent.

Successful teams of this season have accepted new ideas. RCB showed faith in its team and exceeded excessive relying to their top three. Gujarat showed excellent awareness of games, identified and played according to his strengths. Pandjab supported home players like Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. Meanwhile, Mumbai made sure they were nailed by their auction strategy.

KKR would learn from these examples well and make bold and necessary changes. If not, they risk they will slip back into the same cycle that prevented them from raising the IPL trophy for more than ten years.

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