KKR IPL 2023 Squad: IPL 2023 Auction: Kolkata Knight Riders have made smart buys at the IPL Auction. In Narayan Jagadeesan (90 lakh), they have got a solid domestic player and wicketkeeper. Jagdeesan was a part of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022. Follow IPL 2023 Auction Live updates with InsideSport.IN.
KKR didn’t have any purse left. But Jagadeesan, who has done well in TNPL and recently owned the world record for highest List A score (277), came on board for less than a crore. In fact, last year, KKR struggled with keepers and even had Baba Indrajith in that role. This time, Jagadeesan might just be a more stable component in their strategy.
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KKR Full Squad:
KKR Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, and Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (Traded in), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Traded in), Lockie Ferguson (Traded in)
KKR Auction Buys: Narayan Jagdeesan (90 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (60 lakh), Suyash Sharma (20 lakh), David Wiese (1 crore), Kulwant Khejroliya (20 lakh), Litton Das (50 lakh), Mandeep Singh (50 lakh), Shakib Al Hasan (1.5 crore)
Total Money Spent at Auction:
- Punjab Kings: 20 Cr for 6 players
- Mumbai Indians: 20.5 for 8 players
- Chennai Super Kings: 18.95 Cr for 7 players
- Lucknow Super Giants: 19.8 Cr for 10 players
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 34.5 Cr for 11 players
- Gujarat Titans: 14.8 Cr for 7 players
- Rajasthan Royals: 9.85 for 9 players
- Delhi Capitals: 15 Crore for 5 players
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 7 Cr for 7 players
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 5.4 Cr for 8 players
IPL 2023 Auction Highlights:
- Franchises spent Rs 167 Cr for 80 players.
- A total of 5 players bagged contracts over Rs 13 Cr each.
- Sam Curran became the costliest player in IPL history at Rs 18.5 Crore with PBKS securing his services.
- Cameron Green became the costliest Australian player at Rs 17.5 Cr. He went to Mumbai.
- Lucknow Super Giants now have two million-dollar wicketkeepers.
- Besides KL Rahul (17 Cr), Nicholas Pooran bagged a Rs 16 Cr pay cheque.
KKR IPL 2023 Squad: Kolkata Knight Riders make SMART BUYS at IPL 2023 Auction, pick Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Check KKR Full Squad, Check KKR Full Squad
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