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Published 15:08 IST, March 20th 2020

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team: 2020 IPL Players List

IPL 2020 players list is announced and here is the full list of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team players who will be a part of the team in IPL 2020.

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Kolkata Knight Riders have always managed to assemble some of the best T20 stars in the world. Currently the team have some young talent at their disposal in form of  Shubman Gill, Varun Chakravarthy and Tom Banton. To back these exciting prospects KKR already have the services of experienced players like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, and New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson. In the IPL 2020 auction, KKR bought nine players including Pat Cummins who became the most expensive player to complete their squad for the 2020 season. Let’s take a look at how the KKR squad has shaped up for the upcoming IPL 2020 season. 

Players released by Kolkata Knight Riders before the IPL 2020 auction

Ahead of the IPL 2020 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders released number of players which had Robin Uthappa, Australian opener Chris Lynn, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, Joe Denly, Yarra Prithviraj, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Matthew Kelly, Shrikant Mundhe, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje.

Players signed by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2020 auction

During the IPL 2020 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders spent ₹27.15 crore. They paid money to buy Australia pacer Pat Cummins (₹15.50 crore), England batsman Eoin Morgan (₹5.25 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (₹4 crore), England batsman Tom Banton (₹1 crore), Rahul Tripathi (₹60 lakh), Australia all-rounder Chris Green (₹20 lakh), wicketkeeper Nikhil Naik (₹20 lakh) and M Siddharth (₹20 lakh).

Kolkata Knight Riders full squad for the IPL 2020

Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton, Rahul Tripathi, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik.

List of overseas players for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2020

Andre Russell, Harry Gurney, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan

Tom Banton, Chris Green.

List of Indian players for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2020

Dinesh Karthik (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Kamlesh Nagarkoti,  Kuldeep Yadav,  Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill,  Siddhesh LadVarun Chakravarthy, Rahul Tripathi, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik.

17:24 IST, December 20th 2019