KKR's latest buys are tipped to provide more balance to the middle-order, an area that had become their undoing last season. 0
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders enter the campaign with a strong mix of experience and youth. Which Kolkata player do you think will be crucial for 12th IPL season? Follow the latest for Kolkata Knight Riders. Let’s checkout complete squad of KKR for Indian Premier League 2019 season. New Zealand speedster Lockie Ferguson also would be donning the Knights’ jersey next season and was picked at a price of INR 1.6 crores from a base price of 1 crore.
The franchise that had quite a lot of spots to fill was one of the busier teams of the day as they battled with other sides to snap some bargain buys during the auction. Take a look at the KKR Team for IPL season 12. Hence, they would want a decent overseas fast bowler in their ranks, who can play the entire season. Dinesh Karthik will be captaining Knight Riders in the season and he’ll be working with youngsters like Shubhman, Nagarkoti, Mavi and others. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had the smallest squad in last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) as they shelled out massive amounts for a few overseas stars. The team has purchased Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan and Pat Cummins for the 13th season of the Indian Premier League. An injury to Anrich Nortje has ruled him out for remainder of the IPL 2019; KKR have acquired the West Australia pacer Matt Kelly as Nortje's replacement.
Kolkata Knight Riders will be eyeing on their third Indian Premier League title when they’ll head into 12th edition of cash-rich twenty20 league. The Knights roped in Windies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, who has fond memories at Eden Gardens, in their ranks for a mammoth 5 crores. English Pacer, Gurney who picked up over 130 wickets in 114 T20 matches will definitely bolster the bowling line-up. English batsman Joe Denly, who would next play for Sydney Sixers in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) was also drafted in at his base price of 1 crore. Get Kolkata Knight Riders Squad Indian Premier League, 2018 Squad details on ESPNcricinfo.com. IPL 2020: RCB Thrashed KKR by 8 wickets to get 2nd spot in points table, AB De Villiers 22-ball fifty helped RCB register 6th victory in IPL 2020, IPL 2020: Royal Challengers beat KKR by 82 runs, Ahmedabad to host first day-night test in India against England, Belgium, Germany & Netherlands bid to host FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, Neymar becomes second highest goal scorer for Brazil, MS Dhoni chosen “T20 Ka King” in a viewer-based survey, USA Sportsbooks’ Best Bet Types Explained. Find out the Kolkata Knight Riders Team for IPL 2019; list of players in the KKR squad for IPL 2019. Checkout team and player details. KKR, who were busy right from the start, made Brathwaite their first buy of the day and followed it up with the likes of New Zealand all-rounder Lockie Ferguson and English pacer Harry Gurney. KKR was eligible to buy a maximum of 12 players -- five of which could be foreign players. They have picked a couple of unknown, yet useful pacers in Anrich Nortje from South Africa and Harry Gurney from England at their base price of 20 lakhs and 75 lakhs respectively. KKR team celebrates a wicket. It will be a great challenge for KKR. Heading into the auctions, KKR had released six players with the likes of Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson, R Vinay Kumar, Ishank Jaggi, Apoorv Wankhade and Tom Curran finding their way out of the franchise. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team 2020 Full Squad: