Kolkata Knight Riders Full Team 2022
- Captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Home Ground: Eden Gardens stadium
- Owners : Shah Rukh Khan
KKR Full Squad :
Player | Role | Amount | Nationality |
Shreyas Iyer (c) | Batsman | 12.25 crore | India |
Nitish Rana | Batsman | 8 crore | India |
Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | 8 Crore | India |
Andre Russell | All-Rounder | 12 Crore | West Indies |
Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | 6 Crore | West Indies |
Umesh Yadav | Bowler | 2 crore | India |
Tim Southee | Bowler | 1.5 crore | New Zealand |
Harshit Rana | Bowler | 20 lakh | India |
Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | 8 Crore | India |
Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | 20 lakh | India |
Rinku Singh | All-Rounder | 55 lakh | India |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicket-Keeper Batsman | Traded | Afghanistan |
Shardul Thakur | Bowler | Traded | India |
Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | Traded | New Zealand |
Venkatesh Iyer made his IPL debut in the IPL 2021 and scored 370 runs with 3 wickets while playing 10 matches of the season. KKR also wanted Varun Chakaravarthy who plays a crucial role in KKR’s success in the last two seasons. Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to retain their two all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell.
Kolkata Knight Riders New Entrants :
Player | Role | Amount | Nationality |
Narayanan Jagadeeshan | Wicket Keeper Batsman | 90 Lakhs | India |
Vaibhav Arora | Right Arm Fast | 60 Lakhs | India |
Suyash Sharma | Spinner | 20 Lakhs | India |
David Wiese | All-Rounder | 1 Crore | Namibia |
Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler | 20 Lakhs | India |
Liton Das | Batsman | 50 Lakhs | Bangladesh |
Mandeep Singh | Batsman | 50 Lakhs | India |
Shakib Al Hasan | All-Rounder | 1.5 Crore | Bangladesh |
KKR brought this player for Shakib Al Hasan for the prize money of 1.5 Crore at the role of All-Rounder and he will be great addition to the squad as the ace player have tendency to win games. With his addition the side looks balanced and composed at all.
Let’s see how this addition will impact their dynamics in the next edition of IPL 2023.