KKR IPL 2022 won two times IPL champions they have won their titles in 2012 and 2014 editions of the Indian Premier League. They are hailed as one of the top fans following teams in a league. In the last edition of the IPL 2021, KKR made it to the finals.

In the league, KKR IPL 2022 is also called the smartest team that uses every single penny to best use at the auction. Under the influence and guidance of Gautam Gambhir, they have a great run, He made KKR win both titles. After he left the franchise KKR struggled throughout the years to even make it into the semis under the new leadership of Dinesh Karthik. In the 2020^th season of IPL Karthik left the captaincy in the midway and handed over to Eoin Morgan. Under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan KKR reached the finals of IPL 2021 in UAE.

KKR IPL 2022 in mega auction

The strategic buying of KKR IPL 2022 was great during this auction. As in 2021, KKR had a spectacular performance. During the 2 days of IPL mega auction 2022 and retention, KKR spent Rs 89.55 crore by buying 4 players on the retention day of IPL 2022 and 21 players for its squad of IPL 2022.

KKR IPL 2022 Retained Player List

The first name retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders is Andre Russell who has been retained at Rs 12 crore. They bought Venkatesh Iyer at Rs 8 crore, Varun Chakravarthy at Rs 8 crore, and Sunil Narine at Rs 6 crore. KKR IPL 2022 has retained four players at Rs 34 crore.

KKR IPL 2022 Mega Auction Player List Day 1

The Kolkata Knight Riders’ first day in the IPL mega auction 2022 was furious. As their first buy on day 1 was Pat Cummins whom they re-bought at Rs 7.25 crore. After Cummins, they chased for Shreyas Iyer and got him at a huge amount of Rs 12.25 crore. The third expensive buy of the day for Kolkata Knight Riders was Nitish Rana who was bought at Rs 8 crore. By the evening KKR bought Shivam Mavi at Rs 7.25 crore after the tussle with Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Giants. At Last on day 1 KKR bought Sheldon Jackson at Rs 60 Lakh.

KKR IPL 2022 Mega Auction Player List Day 2

On day 2 KKR bought Ajinkya Rahane at Rs 1 crore, Rinku Singh at Rs 55 Lakh, and Anukul Roy at Rs 20 Lakh. With the base price of Rs 20 Lakh KKR also bought Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, and Aman Khan. Chamika Karunaratne was bought at Rs 50 lakh, whereas Abhijeet Tomar was bought at Rs 40 Lakh. Ashok Sharma was bought at Rs 55 Lakh, and Sam Billings was chased at Rs 2 crore. Tim Southee and Alex Hales were acquired at Rs 1.5 crore each by the KKR IPL 2022. Mohammad Nabi was bought at Rs 1 crore and Umesh Yadav at Rs 2 crore. By completing the squad of 25 players for the upcoming IPL 2022 KKR rested with all glamorous and good players in the end on Day 2 of the mega auction of the Indian Premier League of 2022.

Number of Players in KKR IPL 2022

KKR bought 25 players of which 17 players are Indian and 8 players are overseas from the mega auction of IPL 2022.

Pure Remaining Value of KKR IPL 2022

Rs 45 Lakh.

Final Squad of KKR IPL 2022

Retention Player List:

Andre Russell (12 Cr), Varun CV (8 Cr), Venkatesh Iyer (8 Cr), Sunil Narine (6 Cr).

Batsmen & Wicketkeepers:

Shreyas Iyer (12.25 Cr), Sheldon Jackson (0.60 Cr), Ajinkya Rahane (1 Cr), Rinku Singh (0.55 Cr), Baba Indrajith (0.20 Cr), Abhijeet Tomar (0.40 Cr), Sam Billings (2 Cr), Alex Hales (1.50 Cr), Aman Hakim Khan (0.20 Cr).

Bowlers:

Rasikh Salam (0.20 Cr), Ashok Sharma (0.55 Cr), Tim Southee (1.5 Cr).

All-rounders:

Pat Cummins (7.25 Cr), Nitish Rana (8 Cr), Shivam Mavi (7.25 Cr), Anukul Roy (0.20 Cr), Chamika Karunaratne (0.50 Cr), Pratham Singh (0.20 Cr), Ramesh Kumar (0.20 Cr), Mohammad Nabi (1 Cr), Umesh Yadav (2 Cr).