Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced there list of retained and released players for the IPL 2023, ahead of the upcoming IPL 2023 auction on December 23 in Kochi.
Kolkata Knight Riders have retained 13 players while released 16 players for the IPL 2023. KKR have Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer.
Whereas, Kolkata Knight Riders have released Aaron Finch, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Alex Hales, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nabi, Pat Cummins, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Dar, Sam Billings, Aman Khan, Sheldon Jackson and Shivam Mavi.
Check KKR Squad after IPL 2023 Retention:
KKR Retained Players List For IPL 2023
- Andre Russell*
- Anukul Roy
- Harshit Rana
- Lockie Ferguson (T)*
- Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T)*
- Rinku Singh
- Shardul Thakur (T)
- Shreyas Iyer
- Sunil Narine*
- Tim Southee*
- Umesh Yadav
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Venkatesh Iyer
KKR Released Players List
- Aaron Finch*
- Abhijeet Tomar
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Aman Khan (T)
- Alex Hales*
- Ashok Sharma
- Baba Indrajith
- Chamika Karunaratne*
- Mohammad Nabi*
- Pat Cummins*
- Pratham Singh
- Ramesh Kumar
- Rasikh Dar
- Sam Billings*
- Sheldon Jackson
- Shivam Mavi
KKR Squad Size, Salary Cap, Purse Remaining and Available Slots after IPL 2023 Retention
Squad Size: 14
Overseas Players: 5
Money Spent: Rs 87.95 crore
Remaining Purse: Rs 7.05 crore
Available Slots: 11
Overseas Slots Available: 3
Meanwhile, Australia’s ODI and Test captain Pat Cummins and English wicket-keeper batter Sam Billings also decided to opt out of IPL 2023.
Kolkata Knight Riders have traded Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz from Gujarat Titans. And also traded Shardul Thakur for Aman Khan from Delhi Capitals.
