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