By Swapneel Deshpande March 29, 2023
With almost 5 crores, Kolkata Knight Riders purchased 5 Indian players and 3 foreign players in the IPL 2023 Auction. They were the team with the fewest resources and the most open spots in the IPL 2023 roster. Nonetheless, KKR’s recruitment of some of the most gifted and seasoned players in the IPL 2023 Auction was a great feat. Currently, the KKR Team for 2023 appears to be very strong on paper and poised for a successful forthcoming Indian Premier League season.
At the auction, KKR purchased eight players with an emphasis on Local potential and a mix of seasoned players from outside. They welcomed back Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, and dynamic middle-order batsman Litton Das, who has been playing well of late. Mandeep Singh and David Wiese, who have proven their abilities in past IPL seasons, were also major bets for KKR.
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh.
A. Finch, Abhijeet Tomar, A. Rahane, Alex Hales, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nabi, P. Cummins, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Dar, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson, Shivam Mavi
N. Jagadeesan (INR 90 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (INR 60 lakh), Suyash Sharma (INR 20 lakh), David Wiese (INR 1 crore), Kulwant Khejroliya (INR 20 lakh), Litton Das (INR 50 lakh), Mandeep Singh (INR 50 lakh), Shakib Al Hasan (INR 1.5 crore).
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N. Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan.
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