Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have once again dropped their IPL 2024 winning captain. Shreyas Iyer From a social media post on the second anniversary of the franchise’s third IPL title.Shreyas Iyer’s relationship with KKR has been a talking point ever since the franchise released him despite winning their first IPL title in 10 years in 2024. Punjab Kings later signed him for 26.75 crores in the mega auction.Last year, Iyer also said in an interview with TimesofIndia.com that he did not get enough credit for KKR’s IPL winning campaign.On 26 May 2024, KKR won their third title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL final. On Tuesday, the franchise shared graphic posts on social media to mark the second anniversary of the victory featuring players from the title-winning squad, but former captain Iyer was absent.The main graphic is shown. Andre Russell holding the IPL trophy, while other posts highlighted the performance of KKR players in the IPL 2024 final.Fans quickly noticed Iyer’s absence and took to social media to criticize the franchise.“Like every time KKR admin asks not to include Shreyas Iyer in posts celebrating the trophy,” one user quipped.Another user posted, “The first thing the KKR admins do on the morning of 26th May every year is to wake up and remove Shreyas Iyer from their trophy celebration pictures.”
“I thought we were better than him, regardless of differences with Shreyas we shouldn’t have messed him up here. He won the title as captain,” wrote another user, apparently a KKR fan.This is not the first time that KKR has faced criticism over the issue. Since 2025, sections of fans have repeatedly accused the franchise of not sufficiently acknowledging Iyer’s role in the IPL 2024 title campaign.Meanwhile, KKR had a disappointing IPL 2026 season under Ajinkya Rahane. The team managed only six wins in 14 matches and failed to qualify for the playoffs. KKR also suffered six consecutive defeats during the season before remaining in contention for a play-off spot until their last league match.Iyer’s exit from KKR ahead of the 2025 mega auction surprised many fans, especially after he led the franchise to the title.
