Kolkata Knight Riders Auction Players: Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders have made a list of 25 players for IPL 2022. The team retained four players before the auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders Auction Players
Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders have made a list of 25 players for IPL 2022. The team retained four players before the auction. The team added five players to the auction on the first day and bought 16 players on the second day. Right now the team looks balanced. However, news is coming that Shreyas Iyer will be the KKR captain.
The KKR team entered the auction with Rs 48 crore. Shreyas Iyer, who started the first day with the Marquee players, was heavily spent. He spent Rs 12 crore 50 lakh on Iyer, the highest bidder in his auction. Not only did Iyer get strong batsmen in form but his captaincy search also seemed to end in a way.
KKR who relied on old players ..
Speaking of old players, KKR has included bowler Shivam Mavi along with batsman Nitish Rana in the auction this time. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane was paid Rs. Koti was bought by Nitish Rana for Rs. Bought for Rs 8 crore. KKR, which had bid a record Rs. 7.25 crores. Rinku Singh, on the other hand, was bought for Rs 50 lakh.
Players retained by Kolkata Knight Riders.
Andre Russell – Rs. 12 crores
Varun Chakraborty- Rs. 8 crores
Venkatesh Iyer – Rs. 8 crores
Sunil Narine – Rs. 6 crores
Players purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2022 Auction ..
Pat Cummins – Rs. 7.75 crores
Shreyas Iyer – Rs. 12.25 crores
Nitish Rana – Rs. 8 crores
Shivam Mavi – Rs. 7.25 crores
Sheldon Jackson – Rs 60 lakh
Ajinkya Rahane – Rs. 1 crore
Rinku Singh – Rs. 55 lakhs
Anukul Roy – Rs. 20 lakhs
Abhijit Tomar – Rs. 40 lakhs
Pratham Singh – Rs. 20 lakhs
Rasikh Salam – Rs. 20 lakhs
Ashok Sharma – Rs. 55 lakhs
Baba Inderjit – Rs. 20 lakhs
Chamika Karunaratne – Rs. 50 lakhs
Sam Billings – Rs. 2 crores
Alex Hales – Rs. 1.5 crores
Tim Southee – Rs. 1.5 crores
Umesh Yadav – Rs. 2 crores
Muhammad Nabi – Rs. 1 crore
Aman Khan – Rs. 20 lakhs
Kolkata has won the title twice.
The Kolkata Knight Riders are two-time champions in 15 seasons. The team, led by Gautam Gambhir, became champions in 2012 and 2014. However, the journey to Kolkata since 2014 has not been good. Reaching the final last season, she could not win after losing to Chennai Super Kings. Overall, the team has reached seven knockout matches. Won only twice in the final.
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