KKR Team 2023

IPL 2023 KKR Squad

KKR has a total of 22 players in their squad for the 16th edition. They bought 8 players in the auction and here’s how the team shaped like for the 2023 season:

KKR picked 5 Indian players and 3 overseas players in the IPL 2023 Auction for around 5 Crores. They had the least amount of money with many slots to fill in the squad for IPL 2023. But, KKR's think tank did a commendable job by recruiting some of the most talented and experienced players in the IPL 2023 Auction. Now KKR Team for 2023 looks very strong on the papers and ready to have a good upcoming season in the Indian Premier League

The Kolkata Knight Riders is one of those teams who seem strong on paper, but miss out on the field when it matters the most. The Shahrukh Khan-owned team is a 2-time IPL champion, having won the titles in 2012 and 2014. However, it has been tough for the purple side to end up winning the gold trophy. They came close to the feat in IPL 2021 when they reached the final, but missed out on securing their third championship after a loss to the Chennai Super Kings.

Come 2022, the Knight Riders brought in a big change in their leadership by appointing the explosive Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer as the captain of the side. KKR had a pretty rough 2022 season as they ended up 7th on the points table and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

This year, they released 16 players from their squad with a goal to transform and bring in match-winners into the side. Here we have a detailed view of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2023 after the auction.

KKR Team 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Auction Buys

KKR bought 8 players in the auction where they focused on Indian talent with a mix of experienced ones from overseas. They welcomed Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan back into their side along with the stylish middle-order batsman Litton Das, who’s in a great touch off late. KKR also banked on Mandeep Singh, and David Wiese who’ve shown their caliber in the previous seasons of the IPL. Let's have a look at KKR IPL 2023 Auction Buys:

Mandeep Singh (INR 50 lakh)

Litton Das (INR 50 lakh)

Kulwant Khejroliya (INR 20 lakh)

David Wiese (INR 1 crore)

Suyash Sharma (INR 20 lakh)

Vaibhav Arora (INR 60 lakh)

N. Jagadeesan (INR 90 lakh)

Shakib Al Hasan (INR 1.5 crore)

IPL 2023 Auction Rules

The squad will be updated once after the official IPL 2023 auction that is set to take place on 23rd December in Kochi.

The 10 franchises would have to follow the following rules formulated for the IPL 2023 auction:

• Each team should spend at least 75% of their entire budget.

• Teams won't be able to use the Right to Match (RTM) card option.

• Each team can have a minimum of 18 players which can go up to no more than 25 in the squad.

• Every team needs to have at least 17 Indian players in their squad which can go up to a maximum of 25 in number.

• Each team can have a minimum of zero overseas players in their squad, which can go up to a maximum of 8 in total.

IPL 2023 Auction KKR's Purse Value

The 2-time champions released a total of 16 players this season. With 14 players retained by the KKR, they were left with the smallest purse out of all the franchises with INR 7.05 crores left in the bag.

IPL 2023 KKR Retained Players List

IPL 2023 KKR Released Players List

KKR released 16 players ahead of the auction including big guns like Ajinkya Rahane, Aaron Finch, and Alex Hales who produced a flop show last season. On the other side, speedster Pat Cummmins opted out of the IPL due to a hectic international schedule.

Here’s a detailed list of the players released by Kolkata:

IPL 2023 KKR Indian Players

IPL 2023 KKR Overseas Players

Here’s the complete list of overseas players in the KKR squad for the 2023 IPL auction.

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