Playing under the leadership of new Captain; Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata Knight Riders has a very good last IPL, as they ensured their place in the playoffs.
KKR have decided to retain most of the big players including Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav and of course Captain Dinesh Karthik.
Chris Lynn was retained at the highest price of Rs. 9.6 Crores.
In the top order Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn will be the main men for the team. Sunil Narine can open the batting for the side this year also and play some sublime innings with his stroke hittings.
Captain Dinesh Karthik & Andre Russell will provide stability in the middle order.
So KKR has a batting lineup filled with great talent. and a formiddable bowling attack in the form of Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Piyush Chawla makes Kolkata Knight Riders one of the strongest contender of the title in IPL 2020.
KKR IPL 2020 Auction Details:
KKR Retained Players:
Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
KKR Released Players:
Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson, Tom Curran, Cameron Delport, Ishank Jaggi, Vinay Kumar, Apoorv Wankhade, Javon Searles
New Added plyaers:
Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Anrich Nortje, Nikhil Naik, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe.
KKR Full Squad 2022:
Dinesh Karthik(c), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Anrich Nortje, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj
| Match Date | Match Details | Timings |
| Mar 24, Sun | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2nd Match Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 4:00 PM |
| Mar 27, Wed | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 6th Match Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8:00 PM |
| Mar 30, Sat | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 10th Match Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8:00 PM |
| Apr 05, Fri | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 17th Match M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 8:00 PM |