Kolkata Knight Riders are reckoned as one of the most popular franchises in the Indian Premier League. They have won two trophies since the tournament came into existence. But, in the last couple of seasons, they have poorly failed in living up to the fans’ expectations. In the previous edition, KKR gave the charge of the side to Eoin Morgan and he flared as a skipper. But he failed in making KKR qualify into the playoffs. This is the reason why Kolkata Knight Riders went all-guns-blazing in the IPL 2021 auction.
They left no stone unturned in injecting firepower in the side. KKR came with a perfect strategy and managed to grab the services of their first-choice picks. They splashed a total of INR 7.55 Crores in the Indian Premier League 2021 auction in order to grab the services of Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Harbhajan Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Pawan Negi.
KKR Purse Details, Slots Available
Available Salary Cap: Rs 10.75 crore
Available Slots: 8
Overseas Slots: 2
KKR IPL Auction 2021 Players List
Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Harbhajan Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Pawan Negi.
KKR Auction 2021 Buy
| Player | Price |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 3.20 Crores |
| Sheldon Jackson | 20 Lakhs |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2 Crores |
| Vaibhav Arora | 20 Lakhs |
| Karun Nair | 50 Lakhs |
| Ben Cutting | 75 Lakhs |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 20 Lakhs |
| Pawan Negi | 50 Lakhs |
Retained Players
Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine.
KKR 2021 Team squad:
Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Harbhajan Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Pawan Negi
