IPL 2022: 3 Teams that might target Shreyas Iyer in mega auction
Shreyas Iyer is one of the perfect captaincy candidates to go under the hammer.
2. Kolkata Knight Riders
The two-time winners had a dream season last year as they made the finals despite languishing at the second-last position in the first leg. Nonetheless, they lost the decider to their 2012 final opponents Chennai Super Kings who won a record fourth IPL title. Months ahead of the IPL 2022 auction, KKR decided to retain swashbuckling opener, Venkatesh Iyer, power-hitter Andre Russell, and mystery spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy respectively.
Kolkata made the tough choice of parting ways with some of their established players including the likes of veteran wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik, England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan, Australian Test skipper as well as pace sensation Pat Cummins to name a few. Morgan was named the captain in the middle of the 2020 season and he also led KKR to a third IPL final in 2021.
But the southpaw was not at all instrumental with the bat and also failed in the big final. Thus, if given a chance, the former champions would be hoping to rope in Shreyas Iyer in the team with the possibility of looking at their next long-term captain.
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