Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have purchased 21 players in the mega IPL auction 2022. Shreyas Iyer being the most expensive player bought by KKR in the auction worth 12.25 crores along with some other expensive buys like Nitish Rana worth 8cr and Pat Cummins 7.25 crores. Kolkata Knight Riders retained 4 players ahead of the auction Sunil Narine, Andre Russel, Venkatesh Iyer, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Squad of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2022:
Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, B Indrajith, Sam Billings, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Abhijeet Tomar, Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav, Aman Khan
IPL 2022: Best Predicted Playing XI For Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Let’s have a look towards the best starting playing XI with which Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are expected to kick off their IPL campaign 2022.
1. Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer is likely to open for Kolkata Knight Riders. The franchise retained him for 8 crores. He put on a brilliant show last season with the bat by slamming 370 runs in 10 games at an average of 41.11 with 4 half-centuries.
2. Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana is likely to open with Venkatesh Iyer in the first match. Left-hander scored 383 runs at an average of 29.46 with two half-centuries. He was purchased for 8 crores during the mega IPL auction 2022.
3. Shreyas Iyer (C)
Shreyas Iyer will be leading the side in IPL 2022. Shreyas Iyer has replaced Eon Morgan as captain and he will also play a pivotal role in the middle-order. KKR purchased Iyer for 12.25 crores in the mega auction. He will bat at number three for Kolkata Knight Riders.
4. Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh might be another middle-order batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders at least in the first game. He has played a few seasons for KKR. He has played 11 matches and has scored 77 runs. His franchise has picked him for 55 lakh.
5. Sam Billings (WK)
He will be the wicketkeeper for Kolkata Knight Riders. Billings has played 22 games in the IPL and has scored 334 runs. His franchise bought him for 2 crores. He will play an important role in the middle order for Kolkata Knight Riders.
6. Andre Russell
Andre Russel has a very good chance of being picked in the opening game of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022. He owns the extraordinary ability of power-hitting. He was retained for 12 crores by his respective franchise. He scored 183 runs in 10 games last season and also proved his worth In the bowling department by picking up 11 scalps.
7. Sunil Narine
He will be a very important player in the spin department for his team. He is a luxury to have in a team. He picked 16 wickets in 14 games last season. He can also score some valuable runs with the bat.
8. Varun Charavarthy
Varun Chakravarthy might be the second spin option for Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game of IPL 2022. He will bowl in tandem with Sunil Narine. Last season, Chkravarthy picked 18 wickets in 17 games. He is also very economical.
9. Pat Cummins
KKR purchased Pat Cummins for 7.25 crores during IPL auction 2022. He will be leading the pace attack for Kolkata Knight Riders. He has some serious pace to hurry the batsman. He can also score some valuable runs with the bat. He is expected to make it to the starting playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders.
10. Shivam Mavi
The young talented pacer is expected to make it to the starting playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders. He was picked for 7.25 crores. He bowled nicely in the last season by picking 11 wickets in 9 games at an average of 21.18.
11. Umesh Yadav
He might be another speedster that Kolkata Knight Riders in their starting playing XI and will bowl in tandem with Pat Cummins. He was bought for 2 crores by his franchise.
These are the predicted players who will play in the Upcoming IPL 2022 matches for the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR is one of the strong team on the players. Read this KKR 2022 Players list in the IPL Auction.
