IPL Mini Auctions 2023 Overview: Kolkata Knight Riders Overview, Live Streaming in detail

IPL Mini Auctions 2023 Overview Kolkata Knight Riders Overview, Live Streaming in detail

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 : 

Vaibhav Arora Sold to KKR for 60 Lakhs
Vaibhav Arora Sold to KKR for 60 Lakhs
Narayanan Jagadesshan gets 90 Lakhs from KKR
Narayanan Jagadesshan gets 90 Lakhs from KKR
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.