Ipl auction 2023 kkr

In a bid to vindicate themselves, KKR let go of a total of 16 players from their squad. They were quite active in the trading window and added the likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, and Shardul Thakur to their arsenal. The Kolkata franchise has also made some smart buys at the auction. For instance, they picked quality players like David Wiese, Shakib Al Hasan, and Litton Das at their base price. As KKR look to put on an improved show in the 16th IPL edition, let us look at what their best starting XI looks like. Venkatesh’s batting exploits were instrumental in KKR reaching the finals of the tournament and thus, the team management retained him for the 2022 season. However, the southpaw was quite mediocre with his performances and could score only 182 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 107.69. Also, he was not able to have any impact with the ball. Venkatesh adds depth to the side due to his all-round prowess and therefore, Kolkata have stuck with him for the upcoming edition. The Indore-born showed his brilliance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022, smashing 189 runs in four games at a strike rate of 161.53 and bagging six wickets for Madhya Pradesh before getting ruled out of the competition due to an ankle injury. The ace all-rounder would look to put on a show with both bat and ball in the 16th IPL edition. 2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) Gurbaz has also proven his mettle in T20 leagues around the world and scored 2730 runs in 108 T20 matches at a superb str...

Sam Curran. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) All teams were expecting their top players to step up and deliver their best in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to fare well. Earlier, at the 2023 mini-auction held in December 2022, some records purchases were done by the franchises to reserve the services of players who had performed exceptionally in international cricket a few months ahead of the important auction. With 2023 having marked its conclusion and CSK emerging as champions, it’s time to analyze the performances of players who got a hefty amount and became the most expensive players for their franchises. Some of them justified their role in their teams with their overwhelming performances while a few players couldn’t live up to the expectations. (Note- GT and RCB have not been considered in this analysis as their most expensive picks got ruled out of the tournament while KKR's second most expensive buy has been considered due to applicable data) Here is the performance of the most expensive players of each team 1. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- David Wiese (INR 1 crore) At the IPL 2023 auction, Shakib Al Hasan had become the most expensive player in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 2023 squad. The Bangladesh legend was picked up for INR 1.5 crore at the auction but in the tournament, he didn’t participate and to fill his shoes, the two-time IPL champions signed up England opener Jason Roy. Following Shakib, Namibia player David Wiese had become the second mo...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is set to take place on Friday (December 23) in Kochi. The 10 franchises will firm up their squads after they released a bunch of players ahead of the 16th edition of the IPL. The mini-auction will have a maximum of 87 slots up for grabs, with room for 30 overseas players to feature in the league. Before the players go under the hammer, here is a look at the full squad of KKR, their remaining purse and available player slots. KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Purse remaining: INR 7.05 crore Total slots available: 11 Overseas slots available: 3 Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG). Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh. All-rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Andre Russel (WI), Shardul Thakur. Bowlers: Lockie Ferguson (NZ), Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine (WI), Tim Southee (NZ), Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav.

The two-time champions then bid for the current domestic cricket hot property 19-year-old leg-spinner Suyash Sharma became their third signing for his base price of ₹ 20 lakhs. The little-known youngster hails from Delhi. A few videos available of his bowling show him with a quick action and a deceiving googly. KKR needed a backup for Andre Russell and they made the most expected choice by signing 37-year-old The Shreyas Iyer-led side roped in 30-year-old left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya for ₹20 lakhs. He picked up two wickets in three matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2018 and another from two matches for Delhi Capitals in 2019. KKR then made two quick ₹50 lakhs signings - Mandeep Singh and Bangladesh's wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das. The former has rode on his domestic record to play for a lot of IPL teams but hasn't been able to have a breakout season yet. On the other hand, this will be Das' first IPL season. He recently led Bangladesh against India in the ODI series in Tamim Iqbal's absence. He has 1388 runs in 65 T20Is at a strike rate of 128.87. Both players would likely be used as backups. KKR's former all-rounder and Bangladesh legend Shakib Al Hasan became their final signing of the season for a base price of ₹ 1.5 crore. Overall, they signed nine players for a combined price of ₹ 5.6 crore. KKR players list with price • Shreyas Iyer - ₹ 12.25 crore (Retained) • Nitish Rana - ₹ 8 crore (Retained) • Rinku Singh - ₹ 55 lakhs (Retained) • Andre Russel...

“KKR would be looking for three players in this auction – one would be an Indian backup wicketkeeper for Gurbaz. In case, they want flexibility in playing both Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson, Gurbaz is the one who would have to sit out as they are not going to drop Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Second player is a backup to Andre Russell,” said Uthappa in a release ahead of the auction. KKR is one such team that travels the most: Robin Uthappa Furthermore, Uthappa also added that the side requires the services of backup players due to the travel playing a vital role. He added that Kolkata is one franchise that travels the ‘most’ as compared with the other teams. “IPL is going back to its original format. So, it is not going to be just one or two venues. There will be a lot of travel. KKR is one such team that travels the most. Kolkata is really far away and they travel atleast 2-3 thousand kms more than all other teams,” he told. “So, keeping those things in mind, you will have to have a backup just in case, Russell pulls up or he has not recovered due to back-to-back matches. Third would be an Indian fast bowler who would be a backup to Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav. They have a couple of youngsters in their group, but they would like to get somebody like Jaydev Unadkat,” added Uthappa.

Sam Curran. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) All teams were expecting their top players to step up and deliver their best in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to fare well. Earlier, at the 2023 mini-auction held in December 2022, some records purchases were done by the franchises to reserve the services of players who had performed exceptionally in international cricket a few months ahead of the important auction. With 2023 having marked its conclusion and CSK emerging as champions, it’s time to analyze the performances of players who got a hefty amount and became the most expensive players for their franchises. Some of them justified their role in their teams with their overwhelming performances while a few players couldn’t live up to the expectations. (Note- GT and RCB have not been considered in this analysis as their most expensive picks got ruled out of the tournament while KKR's second most expensive buy has been considered due to applicable data) Here is the performance of the most expensive players of each team 1. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- David Wiese (INR 1 crore) At the IPL 2023 auction, Shakib Al Hasan had become the most expensive player in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 2023 squad. The Bangladesh legend was picked up for INR 1.5 crore at the auction but in the tournament, he didn’t participate and to fill his shoes, the two-time IPL champions signed up England opener Jason Roy. Following Shakib, Namibia player David Wiese had become the second mo...

In a bid to vindicate themselves, KKR let go of a total of 16 players from their squad. They were quite active in the trading window and added the likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, and Shardul Thakur to their arsenal. The Kolkata franchise has also made some smart buys at the auction. For instance, they picked quality players like David Wiese, Shakib Al Hasan, and Litton Das at their base price. As KKR look to put on an improved show in the 16th IPL edition, let us look at what their best starting XI looks like. Venkatesh’s batting exploits were instrumental in KKR reaching the finals of the tournament and thus, the team management retained him for the 2022 season. However, the southpaw was quite mediocre with his performances and could score only 182 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 107.69. Also, he was not able to have any impact with the ball. Venkatesh adds depth to the side due to his all-round prowess and therefore, Kolkata have stuck with him for the upcoming edition. The Indore-born showed his brilliance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022, smashing 189 runs in four games at a strike rate of 161.53 and bagging six wickets for Madhya Pradesh before getting ruled out of the competition due to an ankle injury. The ace all-rounder would look to put on a show with both bat and ball in the 16th IPL edition. 2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) Gurbaz has also proven his mettle in T20 leagues around the world and scored 2730 runs in 108 T20 matches at a superb str...

“KKR would be looking for three players in this auction – one would be an Indian backup wicketkeeper for Gurbaz. In case, they want flexibility in playing both Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson, Gurbaz is the one who would have to sit out as they are not going to drop Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. Second player is a backup to Andre Russell,” said Uthappa in a release ahead of the auction. KKR is one such team that travels the most: Robin Uthappa Furthermore, Uthappa also added that the side requires the services of backup players due to the travel playing a vital role. He added that Kolkata is one franchise that travels the ‘most’ as compared with the other teams. “IPL is going back to its original format. So, it is not going to be just one or two venues. There will be a lot of travel. KKR is one such team that travels the most. Kolkata is really far away and they travel atleast 2-3 thousand kms more than all other teams,” he told. “So, keeping those things in mind, you will have to have a backup just in case, Russell pulls up or he has not recovered due to back-to-back matches. Third would be an Indian fast bowler who would be a backup to Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav. They have a couple of youngsters in their group, but they would like to get somebody like Jaydev Unadkat,” added Uthappa.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is set to take place on Friday (December 23) in Kochi. The 10 franchises will firm up their squads after they released a bunch of players ahead of the 16th edition of the IPL. The mini-auction will have a maximum of 87 slots up for grabs, with room for 30 overseas players to feature in the league. Before the players go under the hammer, here is a look at the full squad of KKR, their remaining purse and available player slots. KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Purse remaining: INR 7.05 crore Total slots available: 11 Overseas slots available: 3 Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG). Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh. All-rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Andre Russel (WI), Shardul Thakur. Bowlers: Lockie Ferguson (NZ), Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine (WI), Tim Southee (NZ), Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav.

The two-time champions then bid for the current domestic cricket hot property 19-year-old leg-spinner Suyash Sharma became their third signing for his base price of ₹ 20 lakhs. The little-known youngster hails from Delhi. A few videos available of his bowling show him with a quick action and a deceiving googly. KKR needed a backup for Andre Russell and they made the most expected choice by signing 37-year-old The Shreyas Iyer-led side roped in 30-year-old left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya for ₹20 lakhs. He picked up two wickets in three matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2018 and another from two matches for Delhi Capitals in 2019. KKR then made two quick ₹50 lakhs signings - Mandeep Singh and Bangladesh's wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das. The former has rode on his domestic record to play for a lot of IPL teams but hasn't been able to have a breakout season yet. On the other hand, this will be Das' first IPL season. He recently led Bangladesh against India in the ODI series in Tamim Iqbal's absence. He has 1388 runs in 65 T20Is at a strike rate of 128.87. Both players would likely be used as backups. KKR's former all-rounder and Bangladesh legend Shakib Al Hasan became their final signing of the season for a base price of ₹ 1.5 crore. Overall, they signed nine players for a combined price of ₹ 5.6 crore. KKR players list with price • Shreyas Iyer - ₹ 12.25 crore (Retained) • Nitish Rana - ₹ 8 crore (Retained) • Rinku Singh - ₹ 55 lakhs (Retained) • Andre Russel...