Kolkata Knight Riders full squad for IPL 2024 after auction
Shreyas Iyer will lead Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming IPL 2024.
Kolkata Knight Riders concluded IPL 2023 season in the 7th position on the points table, finishing above Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab Kings. In their 14 league games, KKR secured victory in six matches but faced defeat in eight, including some closely contested encounters that could have influenced their standings. Despite their efforts, the team ended with a negative net run rate (NRR) at -0.239.
Notably, Shreyas Iyer is set to return as captain for 2024 season after missing IPL 2023 season due to an injury, providing leadership and experience to the squad.
Players retained by Kolkata Knight Riders before IPL 2024 auction:
From the previous season, Kolkata Knight Riders have retained 13 players and are aiming for success in the upcoming season. Among Indian players they’ve Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakaravarthy.
The overseas players retained include Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan, Andre Russell of the West Indies, Sunil Narine of the West Indies, and Jason Roy of England.
Retained players: Shreyas lyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh lyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 auction:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) acquired 10 players in this season’s auction: Mitchell Starc, Mujeeb Rahman, Sherfane Rutherford, Gus Atkinson, Manish Pandey, K.S. Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, and Sakib Hussain.
Kolkata Knight Riders full squad after IPL 2024 auction:
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- Nitish Rana
- Rinku Singh
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Jason Roy
- Sunil Narine
- Suyash Sharma
- Anukul Roy
- Andre Russell
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Harshit Rana
- Vaibhav Arora
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Mitchell Starc
- Mujeeb Rahman
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Gus Atkinson
- Manish Pandey
- K.S. Bharat
- Chetan Sakariya
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Ramandeep Singh
- Sakib Hussain
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