The two-time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) signed ten players to their roster at the IPL 2024 auction. Their team has undoubtedly been stronger overall with the inclusion of these players. They have bought Mitchell Starc with the highest bid in IPL history at Rs 24.75 crore. Ahead of the IPL 2024, here is KKR probable playing 11.
Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer would be the perfect opening pair for Kolkata. Venkatesh was impressive with his performance in the previous season with 404 runs in 14 matches. New captain Shreyas Iyer will come at No 3 and former captain Nitish Rana will join him in the middle order.
Rinku Singh and Andre Russell will be a great option as power hitters in death overs.
West India’s veteran Sunil Narine and India’s youngster Suyash Sharma will be the spinners in the team while Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Harshit Rana will be three pacers in IPL 2024.
Manish Pandya, who has returned to his former side after KKR bought him in the IPL 2024 Auction, will play as an impact player. Chetan Sakaraiya would be another option for the impact player.
KKR Probable Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) ✈️
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Nitish Rana
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell ✈️
- Sunil Narine ✈️
- Mitchell Starc ✈️
- Suyash Sharma
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Harshit Rana
- Impact: Manish Pandey/ Chetan Sakaraiya
KKR squad for IPL 2024
Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Batters: Jason Roy, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Sherfane Rutherford
Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KS Bharat
All-rounders: Nitish Rana (VC), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy
Bowlers: Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Chetan Sakariya, Vaibhav Arora, Mitchell Starc, Gus Atkinson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma
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