IPL 2022 Retentions: Kolkata Knight Riders retained 4 players, including two foreign stars, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, and spent Rs 42 crore ahead of the mega auction. Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy were also adopted by the 2-time masters.
Andre Russell was taken as the first pick for KKR (Courtesy of BCCI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- KKR spent Rs 42 crore to keep 4 players for the 2022 IPL
- Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer under 2 local names
- Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are the two overseas players for KKR
The Kolkata Knight Riders announced their 4th retention for the 2022 IPL on Tuesday. The two-time champions held back the West Indian all-rounder Anrdre Russell, the mystery spinner Sunil Narine along with the Indian players Vekatesh Iyer and mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
Kolkata Knight Riders have spent Rs 42 crore on the withholdings prior to the mega auction that will take place before the new season. KKR has managed to keep the core that has served them well over the years as Sunil Narine who was part of their winning teams.
KKR full list of retained players
André Russel
Varun Chakravarthy
Venkatesh Iyer
Sunil Narine
However, KKR has not kept players like their captain Eoin Morgan, opening player Shubman Gill, former captain Dinesh Karthik and Pat Cummins who has been the most expensive overseas player in the past. National names like Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi and the former U-19 world champions Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
KKR has also failed to keep veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and left wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
The Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL in 2012 and 2014 under Gautam Gambhir’s captain. The former champion had a slump but reached the final of the 2021 IPL in the UAE under Morgan. KKR lost to the Chennai Super Kings in the second of the new season despite a breathtaking comeback.
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma – Rs 16 crore
Jasprite Bumrah – Rs 12 crore
Suryakumar Yadav – Rs 8 crore
Kieron Pollard – Rs 6 crore
Capitals of Delhi
Rishabh Pants – Rs 16 crore
Axar Patel – Rs 9 crore
Prithvi Shaw – Rs 7.5 crore
Anrich Nortje – Rs 6.5 crore
Calcutta Knight Riders
Andre Russell – Rs 12 crore
Varun Chakravarthy – Rs 8 crore
Venkatesh Iyer – Rs 8 crore
Sunil Narine – Rs 6 crore
Chennai Super Kings
Ravindra Jadeja – Rs 16 crore
MS Dhoni – Rs 12 crore
Moeen Ali – Rs 8 crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad – Rs 6 crore
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson – Rs 14 crore
Jos Buttler – Rs 10 crore
Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rs 4 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli – Rs 15 crore
Glenn Maxwell – Rs 11 crore
Mohammed Siraj – Rs 7 crore
SunRisers Hyderabad
Kane Williamson – Rs 14 crore
Abdul Samad – Rs 4 crore
Umran Malik – Rs 4 crore
Punjab kings
Mayank Agarwal Rs 14 crore
Arshdeep Singh – Rs 4 crore
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