The Kolkata Knight Riders missed out narrowly on a playoffs spot last season. The two time IPL winners will look to add another trophy in their cabinet after seven seasons.
Kolkata’s most expensive buy was Bangladesh all-rounder and former KKR player Shakib Al Hasan who was bought for ₹ 3.2 crore. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh was also brought on board by KKR for ₹ 2 crore.
IPL 2021 Auction buys for KKR:
- Shakib Al Hasan (All-Rounder)- ₹ 3.2 crore
- Harbhajan Singh (Bowler)- ₹ 2 crore
- Ben Cutting (All-Rounder)- ₹ 75 lakh
- Karun Nair (Batsman)- ₹ 50 lakh
- Pawan Negi (All-Rounder)- ₹ 50 lakh
- Venkatesh Iyer (All-Rounder)- ₹ 20 lakh
- Sheldon Jackson (Wicket-Keeper)- ₹ 20 lakh
- Vaibhav Arora (Bowler)- ₹ 20 lakh
Kolkata Knight Riders full squad:
| Batsmen | Bowlers | Wicketkeepers | Allrounders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Morgan | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Dinesh Karthik | Andre Russell |
| Shubman Gill | Kuldeep Yadav | Sheldon Jackson | Sunil Narine |
| Nitish Rana | Lockie Ferguson | Pat Cummins | |
| Rinku Singh | Prasidh Krishna | Shakib Al Hasan | |
| Rahul Tripathi | Sandeep Warrier | Ben Cutting | |
| Karun Nair | Shivam Mavi | Pawan Negi | |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Venkatesh Iyer | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | |||
| Vaibhav Arora |