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Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bid on eight players in the IPL mini-auction. Shahrukh Khans team added foreign players like all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and David Visa. Whereas, N. Jagdishan was also included in his team.
Kolkata had released 16 of its players before the auction. During the auction, the initially calm team bid on many players in the last round. The team included eight players in their team. Four slots of the franchise remained vacant and Rs 1.65 crore was also saved. So lets see Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Possible11 in IPL 2023, Strongest KKR Playing11
KKR had also changed its captain last season itself and handed over the command of the team to Shreyas Iyer, who is currently running in strong form. Iyer has scored the most runs for India this year and now he would like to show his same form in IPL. For this, he is going to put his full strength. KKR will step into the tournament with the intention of becoming the champion once again. For this campaign, KKR can trust these 11 players.
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Retained players of KKR, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), 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
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KKR included fast bowler Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz in their team through the trade window. The franchise bought the rest of the players in the auction
A total of 29 all-rounders were sold in the IPL mini auction 2023. In the auction, all 10 teams played big bets on all-rounders and bowlers. Of the 80 players bought, 70% were sold in this category, while 30% of the batsmen (including the wicketkeeper) were auctioned. Out of Rs 206.5 crore, 10 franchises spent Rs 103.95 crore i.e. 62.25% on all-rounders. 10 teams spent Rs 167 crore on 80 players.
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Players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders, Shakib Al Hasan (Rs 1.50 crore), David Visa (Rs 1 crore), N Jagadishan (Rs 90 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (Rs 60 lakh), Mandeep Singh (Rs 50 lakh), Liton Das (Rs 50 lakh), Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 20 lakh), Suyash Sharma (Rs 20 lakh).
KKR squad for IPL 2023 after mini auction Shreyas Iyer (Captain), 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, Shakib Al Hasan, David Visa, N Jagadishan, Vaibhav Arora, Mandeep Singh, Liton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma.
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