KKR IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders is the only team who wins the most IPL title after Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. However, for the last few years, Kolkata is facing performance issues.
This post will show the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 player list, their strengths, and weaknesses, Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 schedule, and everything you should know about this.
KKR IPL 2023 Squad
Player Name Role Auction Price Shreyas Iyer Batsman INR 12.25 Crores(R) Nitish Rana Batsman INR 8 crores(R) Rinku Singh Batsman INR 55 Lakhs(R) Varun Chakravarty Bowlers INR 8 Cr(R) Tim Southee Bowlers INR 1.5 crores(R) Umesh Yadav Bowlers INR 2 crores(R) Andre Russell All-rounder INR 12 Cr(R) Venkatesh Iyer All-rounder INR 8 Cr(R) Sunil Narine All-rounder INR 6 Cr(R) Anukul Roy All-rounder INR 20 Lakhs(R) Shardul Thakur Bowler Traded from DC Lockie Ferguson Bowler Traded from GT Rahmanullah Gurbaz WK-Batsman Traded from DC Harshit Rana Bowler INR 20 Lakhs(R) N Jagadeesan Batter INR 90 Lakhs(R) Vaibhav Arora Bowler INR 60 Lakhs(R) Shakib Al Hasan All-rounder INR 1.5 Crore(R) David Wiese All-rounder INR 1 Crore(R) Mandeep Singh Batter INR 50 Lakhs Litton Das Wicket-keeper INR 50 Lakhs Kulwant Khejroliya Bowler INR 20 Lakhs Suyash Sharma Bowler INR 20 Lakhs
KKR IPL 2023 Strength
KKR has a multi-talented squad of players like Russell, Narine, and Shakib. Andre Russell plays extraordinarily well and Venkatesh Iyer also bowls medium pace and also does sufficient batting.
Rinku Singh is one of the best assets for Kolkata, he has played only 17 matches for KKR, but he had made 174 runs at a strike rate of 149.
KKR IPL 2023 Weakness
KKR is totally depending on the all-rounders and that’s the biggest reason Kolkata Knight Riders facing the issues in the last few years.
Chakravarthy's form is also a concern for them. he just took six scalps in IPL 2022 with an economy rate of 8.51.
KKR IPL 2023 full schedule :
⦿ Match 1: April 1 - Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mohali (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 2: April 6 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 3: April 9 - Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Ahmedabad (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 4: April 14 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 5: April 16 - Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 6: April 20 - Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 7: April 23 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 8: April 26 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 9: April 29 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Kolkata (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 10: May 4 - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 11: May 8 - Kolkata Knight RIders vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 12: May 11 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 13: May 14 - Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 14: May 20 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
KKR IPL 2023 Retained Players List
These are the players retained by KKR in IPL 2023 Auction :
Shreyas Iyer (c) Batsmen 12.25 crore Nitish Rana Batsmen 8 crore Venkatesh Iyer All-Rounder 8 Crore Andre Russell All-Rounder 12 Crore Sunil Narine All-Rounder 6 Crore Umesh Yadav Bowler 2 crore Tim Southee Bowler 1.5 crore Harshit Rana Bowler 20 lakh Varun Chakravarthy Bowler 8 Crore Anukul Roy All-Rounder 20 lakh Rinku Singh Batsmen 55 lakh Rahmanullah Gurbaz Batsman/Wicket-keeper 50 lakh Shardul Thakur Bowler 10.75 Crore Lockie Ferguson Bowler 10 Crore
KKR Released Players in IPL 2023
These are the players released by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023 Auction :
- 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
KKR IPL 2023 New Players
These are the players bought by KKR in IPL 2023 Auction :
- Litton Das (Rs 50 lakhs)
- Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 20 lakh)
- David Wiese (Rs 1 crore)
- Suyash Sharma (Rs 20 lakh)
- Vaibhav Arora (Rs 60 lakh)
- N. Jagadeesan (Rs 90 lakh)
- Mandeep Singh (50 lakhs)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Rs 1.5 crore)
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