IPL 2018: Five Players KKR should pick next season

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had very few players in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL). They shelled out a significant amount of money for quite a few players owing to which they exhausted their purse with not many players in the squad. Moreover, undesired injuries also didn’t help their cause of staying put in the tournament.

The team finished third in the points table. They played well but were eventually defeated by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) that halted their progress. Dinesh Karthik, their skipper, stuttered in his first stint but ensured that his team keep progressing. The team undoubtedly need some more players in the next outing. In our article, we take a look at five cricketers, KKR might look for next season.

1. Sheldon Cottrell

Sheldon Cottrell is a Jamaican born fast-bowler who has represented the Windies as well in all three formats. He has played very limited international cricket but has been a consistent performer in the domestic circuit, especially in the T20 format. In 51 T20s the left-arm seamer has notched 73 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.15.

The 28-year old represented St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and picked up 11 wickets in six contests at an incredible economy of 6.57. During the tournament, he also picked up the prized scalp of Chris Gayle with a searing Yorker, which somewhat manifests the potential of Cottrell. KKR will definitely be benefitted by the inclusion of the bowler.