Kolkata Knight Riders entered the mini IPL auction on Friday with a purse remaining of 7.05, the lowest of all 10 teams. The party bought Shakib Al Hasan and Mandeep Singh, among others, at the auction that took place in Kochi. While the Bangladesh all-rounder was their most expensive purchase at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, right-handed batsman Mandeep was bought at the price of 50 lakh, an amount KKR also paid to secure Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Litton Das .
KKR also paid a large sum of 90 lakh for Narayan Jagadeesan, who has done well in TNPL and recently held the world record for the highest List A score (277). Last year, KKR even wrestled with goalkeepers and even had Baba Indrajith in that role. This time, Jagadeesan may well be a more stable part of their strategy.
The two-time IPL champion also bought South African-born Namibian all-rounder David Wiese for a price of one crore. They have a remaining scholarship amount of 1.65 crore.
Kolkata Knight Equestrian Squad
Players Bought at IPL 2023 Auction –Shakib Al Hasan (INR 1.5 crore), 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)
Keep players – Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh
(with PTI inputs)
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