KKR Auction Updates & KKR Full Squad – IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders will have to crunch their purses and be on the look out for potential bargains after they splashed heavily on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 auction. Having retained four players, KKR decided to stick with the core of the side that reached the final in 2021, buying back Nitish Rana and Pat Cummins. They were in search for a leadership option and spent heavily on Shreyas Iyer, who was the second most expensive player of the day. Follow IPL 2022 Auction Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: Players Bought By KKR: (24) 89.35 CRORE Spent / 3.65 Cr remaining
- Retained: Andre Russell (12 Cr) / Varun Chakravarthy (8 Cr) / Venkatesh Iyer (8 Cr) / Sunil Narine (6): KKR New Buys on Saturday: Pat Cummins (7.25 Cr) / Shreyas Iyer (12.25 Cr) / Nitish Rana (8 Cr) / Shivam Mavi (7.25 Cr) / Sheldon Jackson (0.60 Cr) / New Buys on Sunday: Ajinkya Rahane (1 Cr) / Rinku Singh (0.55 Cr) / Anukul Roy (0.2 Cr) / Pratham Singh (0.2 Cr) / Abhijeet Tomar (0.4 Cr) / Rasikh Salam (0.2 Cr) / Baba Indrajith (0.2 Cr) / Chamika Karunaratne (0.5 Cr) / Ashok Sharma (0.55 Cr) / Sam Billings (2.0 Cr) / Alex Hales (1.5 CR) / Tim Southee (1.5 Cr) / Ramesh Kumar (0.2 Cr) / Mohammed Nabi (1.0 Cr) / Umesh Yadav (2.0 Cr)
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- Aman Hakim Khan gets picked for his base price of 20 lakh
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- Kolkata sign Afghanistan legend Mohammad Nabi for 1 crore.
- The two-time champions continue their bargain hunt, buy 23-year-old batter Ramesh Kumar for Rs 20 lakh.
- KKR shore up pace bowling, sign New Zealand veteran Tim Southee for Rs 1.50 Cr.
- KKR add English opener Alex Hales to their ranks for his base price of Rs 1.50 Cr.
- Kolkata Knight Riders make a sizeable keeping addition, pick England’s Sam Billings up for Rs 2 crore.
- 19-year-old pacer Ashok Sharma joins KKR for Rs 55 lakh.
- KKR add uncapped batter Pratham Singh to their ranks for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
- Indian batter Abhijeet Tomar added to the Galaxy of Knights, is signed for Rs 40 lakh.
- Sri Lankan bowler, Chamika Karunaratne gets picked by KKR for 50 lakh.
- Kolkata sign Baba Indrajith for his base price for Rs 20 Lakh.
- Kolkata add another former MI player, sign fast bowler Rasikh Salam for Rs 20 lakh.
- Kolkata Knight Riders recruit former Mumbai Indians all-rounder Anukul Roy for his base price of just Rs 20 lakhs.
- Kolkata Knight Riders add Rinku Singh again to their ranks, signing the UP star for just 55 lakhs.
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 13, 2022
- Kolkata Knight Riders make a bargain addition to their side, bag Indian veteran Ajinkya Rahane for his base price of Rs 1 crore.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: Players Bought By KKR: (21) 86.15 CRORE Spent / 3.85 Cr remaining
- Retained: Andre Russell (12 Cr) / Varun Chakravarthy (8 Cr) / Venkatesh Iyer (8 Cr) / Sunil Narine (6): KKR New Buys on Saturday: Pat Cummins (7.25 Cr) / Shreyas Iyer (12.25 Cr) / Nitish Rana (8 Cr) / Shivam Mavi (7.25 Cr) / Sheldon Jackson (0.60 Cr) / New Buys on Sunday: Ajinkya Rahane (1 Cr) / Rinku Singh (0.55 Cr) / Anukul Roy (0.2 Cr) / Pratham Singh (0.2 Cr) / Abhijeet Tomar (0.4 Cr) / Rasikh Salam (0.2 Cr) / Baba Indrajith (0.2 Cr) / Chamika Karunaratne (0.5 Cr) / Ashok Sharma (0.55 Cr) / Sam Billings (2.0 Cr) / Alex Hales (1.5 CR) / Tim Southee (1.5 Cr)
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Kolkata Knight Riders made headlines with their intent after they brought back Australian Test captain Pat Cummins for 7.25 crore in the auction. Cummins was one of the leading picks in the marquee set especially with his leadership abilities and while he did miss the IPL 2021 Phase 2, KKR backed him to deliver the goods and signed him back.
KKR also gave away a hefty sum of their purse on Shreyas Iyer, who could potentially be the new KKR skipper. Iyer, who previously led Delhi to the final, was bought for Rs 12.25 Crore, after a fierce bidding war. Kolkata then went ahead and signed Nitish Rana for 8 crore, severely depleting their budget.
Having let go a lot of Indian pacers due to budget, KKR then strained their purse to bring back Shivam Mavi, who bagged a stunning Rs 7.25 crore. The two-time champions also added Sheldon Jackson to their team, and have a lot of work to do to get their balance right.
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KKR will be desperate to sort their first-choice wicketkeeper, with the likes of Devon Conway, Ben McDermott, Sam Billings, Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips all available. They would also want to beef up their squad and have backups to their overseas trio, especially considering their injuries and availability issues.
In Shreyas Iyer and Rana, KKR have their batting main stays with Russell, Narine and Venkatesh Iyer providing the fireworks with both bat and ball. Cummins and Mavi will join Varun Chakravarthy in forming the bowling attack, in what appears to be a well rounded XI, should KKR be able to plug their gaps.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: Players Bought By KKR: (9) 77.35 CRORE Spent / 12.65 Cr remaining
- Retained: Andre Russell (12 Cr) / Varun Chakravarthy (8 Cr) / Venkatesh Iyer (8 Cr) / Sunil Narine (6): KKR New Buys on Saturday: Pat Cummins (7.25 Cr) / Shreyas Iyer (12.25 Cr) / Nitish Rana (8 Cr) / Shivam Mavi (7.25 Cr) / Sheldon Jackson (0.60 Cr)
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- KKR add a wicket-keeper to their ranks, re-purchase Sheldon Jackson for Rs 60 lakhs.
- Kolkata again go over the top to keep one of their released players, stave off competition to buy back Shivam Mavi for Rs 7.25 Cr
- KKR buyback yet another former star, bring back Nitish Rana for a whopping Rs 8 crore in the auction after an intense bidding war with Mumbai Indians.
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 12, 2022
KKR CEO Venky Mysore said after the marquee set, “In Cummins and Shreyas we have got two solid options for captaincy. It’s up to the coach to take the final call after tomorrow.”
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 12, 2022
- KKR have addressed their captaincy issue in the first set itself, snap up Shreyas Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore.
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 12, 2022
- Kolkata Knight Riders make their first purchase of the day, re-sign Australian Test captain Pat Cummins for Rs 7.25 Cr
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 12, 2022
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