KKR finished at the number 7th spot in the points table with 6 wins in 14 matches. The two-time champion would like to put on a better performance in the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league. The Kolkata-based franchise currently have 1.65 crore INR in its purse and would like to add some big names to its squad ahead of the upcoming season.
Shreyas Iyer will once again be leading the side and after a terrific outing in the recently concluded ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the star batter would be confident and will like to lead his team from the front. The team also have heavy hitters like Rinku Singh and Andre Russell.
Gautam Gambhir will be returning to his home in Kolkata but this time as the team's mentor. He was the team's captain in their two title victories. He would like to help the franchise secure their third IPL title. As per reports, KKR is likely to release Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Mandeep Singh and David Weise.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Current Squad
KKR - Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Liton Das, Mandeep Singh, Jason Roy.