KKR IPL Squad 2019
The Knight Riders had a middling sort of a season last year, after finishing third on the points table and third overall to following their defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier. kolkata knight Riders, two-time Indian Premier League(IPL)champions, will aim for a third title in the fresh season next year with more firepower in their armory.
New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson and England batsman Joe Denly were the top picks of Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction. Brathwaite, who played for sunrises-Hyderabad(SRH) in the last season, was bought by Kolkata for a whopping Rs 5 crore. He has 170 runs and 13 runs to his name from 14 IPL matches so far.
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained following players for next season: Dinesh Karthik(Captain), Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Joe Denly, Lockie Ferguson,Harry Gurney,Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn,Shrikant Mundhe, Kamlesh Nagarkoti,Nikhil Naik,Sunil Narine,Anrich Nortje, Prasidh Krishna, Prithvi Raj,Nitish Rana,Andre Russell,Shivam Mavi,Shubman Gill,Rinku Singh,Robin Uthappa.
Name-Dinesh Karthik
Captain
Age- 33 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Role- Wicketkeeper batsman
Name-Piyush Chawla
Age- 29 years
Batting- Left-hand bat
Bowling- Legbreak
Role- Allrounder
Name-Joe Denly
Age- 32 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Legbreak
Role- Opening batsman
Name-Carlos Brathwaite
Age- 30 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm fast medium
Role- Allrounder
Name-Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Age- 18 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm fast
Role- Bowler
Name-Rinku Singh
Age- 21 years
Batting- Left-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm off break
Role- Middle-order batsman
Name-Nitish Rana
Age- 24 years
Batting- Left-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm off break
Role- Middle-order batsman
Name-Harry Gurney
Age- 32 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Left-arm fast-medium
Role- Bowler
Name-Prithvi Raj
Age- 20 years
Batting- Left-hand bat
Bowling- Left-arm medium
Name-Anrich Nortje
Age- 24 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm fast
Name-Shrikant Mundhe
Age- 30 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm medium
Role- Allrounder
Name-Shubman Gill
Age- 19 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm off break
Role- Opening batsman
Name-Sunil Narine
Age- 30 years
Batting- Left-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm off break
Role- Bowler
Name-Kuldeep Yadav
Age- 23 years 323 days
Batting- Left-hand bat
Bowling- Slow left-arm chinaman
Role- Bowler
Name-Chris Lynn
Age- 28 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Slow left-arm orthodox
Role- Batsman
Name-Robin Uthappa
Age- 32 years 356 days
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm medium
Role- Batsman
Name-Andre Russell
Age- 30 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm fast
Role- Allrounder
Name-Lockie Ferguson
Age- 27 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm fast
Role- Bowler
Name-Shivam Mavi
Age- 19 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm fast medium
Role- Allrounder
Name-Prasidh Krishna
Age- 22 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Bowling- Right-arm medium
Role- Bowler
Name-Nikhil Naik
Age- 23 years
Batting- Right-hand bat
Role- Wicketkeeper batsman