The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the upcoming edition of 2021 has started in Chennai and it will be engrossing to see how each of the teams finally shapes up. Here is what the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are up to in the auctions.

Before the auction

Retained Players: Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Seifert

Released Players: Chris Green, Harry Gurney, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Tom Banton

Available Purse Value: ₹10.75 Crore

Here is the list of players they bought during the auction:

#1 Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of the best all-rounders around the world, was bought by the franchise for as many as ₹3.2 Crores in the auction. He played his last IPL season in 2019, in which he played 3 matches for the SRH in which he amassed just 9 runs and scalped two wickets as well.

#2 Sheldon Jackson – ₹20 lakhs

The Indian batsman, Sheldon Jackson was bought back by RCB in the auction as they bought him for just ₹20 lakhs. He be will be happy to rejoin the franchise.

#3 Pawan Negi – ₹20 lakhs

Pawan Negi was bought by KKR for his base price of ₹50 lakhs.

#4 Ben Cutting – ₹75 lakhs

Ben Cutting was bought by KKR for his base price of ₹75 lakhs.

#5 Karun Nair – ₹50 lakhs

Karun Nair was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of ₹50 lakhs.

#6 Harbhajan Singh – ₹2 Crores

Harbhajan Singh was bought by KKR for his base price of ₹2 Crores in IPL 2021 auction.

#7 Vaibhav Arora – ₹20 lakhs

Vaibhav Arora is sold to KKR for ₹20 lakhs.

#8 Venkatesh Iyer – ₹20 lakhs

Venkatesh Iyer goes to KKR for ₹20 lakh.