Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will aim to restructure their bowling attack under the leadership of KKR captain Gautam Gambhir. KKR have the biggest purse going into the IPL 2024 Auction. They have also announced Shreyas Iyer as their new captain for the upcoming season.
After releasing most of their key players like Shakib Al Hasan, Shardul Thakur, and others, KKR would have to rebuild their team in the mini-auction.
KKR IPL 2024 Auction strategy
KKR has released their main bowlers Shardul Thakur, Shakib Al Hasan, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, and Tim Southee. Now, they would look to add skillful spinners and pacers to have a brand new bowling lineup.
Kolkata have the advantage of the largest purse in the auction but they also have to buy players in all the department so they would need to spend carefully.
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KKR would look for the pacers like Harshal Patel and Azmatullah Omarzai. Wanindu Hasaranga could also be a good spin option for KKR. They can also pick Shahrukh Khan to their side as a fast-bowling all-rounder.
KKR retained players: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
KKR released players: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles
Remaining purse: ₹32.70 crore
Slots left: 12 (4 overseas slots)
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