IPL Auction 2020: 3 Indian players who could be released by KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders has been one of most sought after teams in Indian Premier League as y have won title twice in past 12 seasons. franchise won ir first-ever title in 2012 with team led by Gautam Gambhir. He led team to title once again in year 2014 as y defeated Kings XI Punjab in an intense final match. However, team led by Dinesh Karthik did t have a successful outing last season. KKR won six games last season and finished at fifth position on points table with just 12 points. re were a few players who couldn’t provide eugh support to ir star players. Here is list of three Indian players who could be released by Kolkata Knight Riders before auction of IPL 2020.

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1. Robin Uthappa

star wicketkeeper-batsman for KKR seemed to be out of form in last season of IPL. Karnataka-born batsman scored 282 runs in 12 matches he played. He played with a strike rate of 115.10 in previous season. His batting form had slowed down KKR innings on several occasions. His highest score last season was 67 and KKR would be looking for a young talented middle-order batsman to replace him, who could be a backup for Shubman Gill.

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2. Rinku Singh

KKR bought 21-year-old in IPL 2018 auction after he did well in domestic cricket. He was purchased for a whopping price of 80 lakhs despite having a base price of 20 lakhs. Playing two seasons already for KKR, Rinku has t been able to satisfy amount he was bought in for. In 2018 season, he scored 29 runs in four matches and played with a strike rate of 93.54. KKR still retained him for last season. He played five games and scored a mere total of 37 runs. He had a strike rate of 108.82, making him a potential casualty this season.

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3. Prithvi Raj

Prithvi Raj, Andhra based bowler, made his List A debut for Andhra in 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy and did well with domestic cricket. However, he played only two matches for KKR last season and picked up just one wicket. He had an ecomy rate of 11.40. re are high chances that KKR release him this year with possible return of young sensation Kamlesh Nagarkoti and availability of his replacement last season, Kerala pacer Sandeep Warrier.