Kolkata Knight Riders would be looking to improve on the performance that they displayed in the 2022 IPL season. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, KKR finished 7^th in the points table with 6 wins and losses in the tournament.

KKR suffered a major blow as Shreyas Iyer is likely to be ruled out of this season due to a back injury. They would be looking to win matches at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, and hope for better performances away from home.

IPL 2023: Retained Players

Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakvarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Traded from Gujarat Titans), Shardul Thakur (Traded from Delhi Capitals).

Released Players

Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Aman Khan, Sam Billings, Mohammad Nabi, Chamika Karaunate, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Sheldon Jackson.

Bought Players

Narayan Jagadeesan (90 Lakhs), Vaibhav Arora ( 60 Lakhs), Suyash Sharma (20 Lakhs), David Wiese (1 Crore), Kulwant Khejroliya ( 20 Lakhs), Liton Das ( 50 Lakhs), Mandeep Singh (50 Lakhs), Shakib AL Hasan (1.5 Crore).

IPL 2023: KKR Schedule

1. KKR vs PBKS (PCA Stadium, Mohali)- 1 April 3.30 PM
2. KKR vs RCB (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 6 April 7.30 PM
3. KKR vs GT ( Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)- 9 April 3.30 PM
4. KKR vs SRH (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 14 April 7.30 PM
5. KKR vs MI (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)- 16 April 3.30 PM
6. KKR vs DC (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi)- 20 April 7.30 PM
7. KKR vs CSK (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 23 April 7.30 PM
8. KKR vs RCB (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 26 April 7.30 PM
9. KKR vs GT (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 29 April 3.30 PM
10. KKR vs SRH (Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad)- 3 May 7.30 PM
11. KKR vs PBKS (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 8 May 7.30 PM
12. KKR vs RR (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 11 May 7.30 PM
13. KKR vs CSK (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)- 14 May 7.30 PM
14. KKR vs LSG (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 20 May, 7.30 PM

Probable XI for KKR

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakvarthy

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