The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the upcoming edition of 2020 has started at Kolkata and it will be engrossing to see how each of the teams finally shapes up. Here is what the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is up to in the auctions.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Before the Auction
Players Released: Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Anrich Nortje, Piyush Chawla, Joe Denly, Yarra Prithviraj, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Matthew Kelly, Shrikant Mundhe and Carlos Brathwaite.
Players Retained: Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Siddhesh Lad.
Purse Remaining (after the auction): ₹8.5 crores
Eoin Morgan
England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan is the next name out of the pool. There’s a bit of a bidding war between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders but the latter snare him for ₹5.25 crores.
Pat Cummins
The veteran Australian fast bowler, Pat Cummins too sparked a bit of a bidding war between RCB and DC before KKR sneak in at the last minute and get him for ₹15.5 crores! He is now the most expensive overseas player in IPL history.
Rahul Tripathi
There is a bid between RCB and KKR for the domestic Indian opener, Rahul Tripathi and he was finally bought by KKR for just ₹60L.
Varun Chakravarthy
A big bid between KKR and RCB for mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Finally, Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for a massive amount of ₹4 Crores.
M Siddharth
The Indian youngster, M Siddharth, and Nikhil Naik were sold to their base prices of ₹20 lakhs to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Chris Green
Kolkata Knight Riders successfully bought the young spinner, Chris Green for his base price of ₹20 lakhs.
Tom Banton
KKR bought the services of the most talked-about batsman, Tom Banton just for ₹1 Crore.
Pravin Tambe
KKR bought the 48-year-old Pravin Tambe for his base price of ₹20 lakhs.
Final KKR Squad for IPL 2020
Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Siddhesh Lad (Transferred), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, M Siddharth, Chris Green, Tom Banton, Pravin Tambe, Nikhil Naik
