IPL 2016 Auction Analysis: Kolkata Knight Riders

By Veeran Rajendiran

Updated - 08 Feb 2016, 20:31 IST

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Total Players: 22

Auction Purse: Rs 12.25 crores

Kolkata Knight Riders had retained their entire core which they have built gradually over the years. They have a well-balanced squad and, which is the reason why they opted to buy just 7 players in the auction.

Colin Munro happens to be the best pick and may turn out to be the most ‘value for money’ player. Munro has been in good batting form and had recently hit the second fastest half century in T20Is. Most of the retained players have also been in stupendous form, the outstanding ones being Chris Lynn and Andre Russell, who had an amazing time in the BBL. Skipper Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, and Sheldon Jackson among others have also performed brilliantly with the bat in domestic tournaments.

Bowling attack consists of Morne Morkel and Umesh Yadav who make up for the fast bowling lineup. KKR will be boosted by new recruits like Jason Holder, John Hastings and Jaydev Unadkat. John Hastings, to be particular, has also been impressive in his recent outings. Sunil Narine will again be their X factor and along with Brad Hogg, Shakib Al Hasan, and Kuldeep Yadav will form the spin bowling department.

Most of their players are in exciting form and fans would definitely hope for impeccable performance from the team.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI:

Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa,

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad for IPL 2016

Player Name Role Price Paid (Rs.)
Gautam Gambhir Batsman Retained
Robin Uthappa Batsman Retained
Sunil Narine Bowler Retained
Yusuf Pathan All-Rounder Retained
Piyush Chawla Bowler Retained
Morne Morkel Bowler Retained
Shakib Al Hasan All-Rounder Retained
Umesh Yadav Bowler Retained
Manish Pandey Batsman Retained
Chris Lynn Batsman Retained
Suryakumar Yadav Batsman Retained
Andre Russell All-Rounder Retained
Brad Hogg Bowler Retained
Kuldeep Yadav Bowler Retained
Sheldon Jackson Batsman Retained
Jaydev Unadkat Bowler 30 lakhs
Colin Munro Batsman 30 lakhs
John Hastings Bowler 1.3 crores
Jason Holder All-Rounder 70 lakhs
Ankit Rajpoot Bowler 70 lakhs
R Sathish All-Rounder 20 lakhs
Manan Sharma All-Rounder 10 lakhs

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