KKR Best XI – IPL 2022
KKR Best XI – Two time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders walk in to the tournament as last year’s runners up. KKR have a new captain for the 2022 edition in the form of Shreyas Iyer, who has the experience of leading IPL team during his stint with Delhi franchise.
KKR retained 2 Indian cricketers and 2 overseas cricketers ahead of the IPL Mega Auction in the form of – Varun Chakravarthy (8 crore INR), Venkatesh Iyer (8 crore INR), Andre Russell (12 crore INR) and Sunil Narine (6 crore INR)
KKR Squad – TATA IPL 2022
Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Umesh Yadav
Overseas Players: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Chamika Karunaratne, Sam Billings, Tim Southee, Mohammad Nabi, Aaron Finch
KKR Best XI:
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wicket keeper), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav.
Alternate XI:
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson (wicket keeper), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Chamika Karunaratne, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav.
Salary Purse Remaining: 0.45 crore INR
Players Bought in IPL Mega Auction 2022:
Pat Cummins – 7.25 crore INR
Shreyas Iyer – 12.25 crore INR
Nitish Rana – 4.40 crore INR
Shivam Mavi – 7.25 crore INR
Sheldon Jackson – 60 lakh INR
Ajinkya Rahane – 1 crore INR
Rinku Singh – 55 lakh INR
Anukul Roy – 20 lakh INR
Rasikh Dar – 20 lakh INR
Chamika Karunaratne – 50 lakh INR
Abhijeet Tomar – 40 lakh INR
Pratham Singh – 20 lakh INR
Ashok Sharma – 55 lakh INR
Sam Billings – 2 crore INR
Alex Hales – 1.50 crore INR
Tim Southee – 1.50 crore INR
Ramesh Kumar – 20 lakh INR
Mohamad Nabi – 1 crore INR
Umesh Yadav – 2 crore INR
PS: Alex Hales withdrew from IPL 2022
