KKR Full Players List in IPL 2022: The two times Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) endured a topsy-turvy fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League. From winning just the solitary match in the entire first phase to being the runner-up of the IPL 2021, the Kight Riders took a commendable turn to pull things in their favour. A lot of credit should go to their management who did a lot of homework during the extended break following the covid outburst in India to improve the performance of the team.
However, the franchise is no longer going to be with the same squad they had in the last season. KKR has retained four players ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction and has also left many big players out for the auction. This article will take you through KKR Full Players List in IPL 2022 – Retained, Released, Updated Squad after Mega Auction.
KKR Retained Player List for IPL 2022:
| S NO | Player Name | Price (INR) |
| 01 | Andre Russell | INR 12 Crores |
| 02 | Varun Chakravarthy | INR 8 Crores |
| 03 | Venkatesh Iyer | INR 8 Crores |
| 04 | Sunil Narine | INR 6 Crores |
KKR buy below players on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction:
| PLAYERS | COUNTRY | BASE PRICE | SOLD FOR |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | 2 crore | 7.25 crore |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | 2 crore | 12.25 crore |
| Nitish Rana | India | 1 crore | 8 crore |
| Shivam Mavi | India | 40 lakh | 7.25 crore |
| Sheldon Jackson | India | 30 lakh | 60 lakh |
KKR buy below players on Day 1 and Day 2 of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction:
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE | ROLE | COST IN ₹ (CR.) |
| Shreyas Iyer | 2 Cr | BATTER | 12.25 |
| Andre Russell | Retained | ALL-ROUNDER | 12 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Retained | ALL-ROUNDER | 8 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Retained | BOWLER | 8 |
| Nitish Rana | 1 Cr | ALL-ROUNDER | 8 |
| Pat Cummins | 2 Cr | ALL-ROUNDER | 7.25 |
| Shivam Mavi | 40 Lakh | ALL-ROUNDER | 7.25 |
| Sunil Narine | Retained | ALL-ROUNDER | 6 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 1 Cr | BATTER | 1 |
| Sheldon Jackson | 30 Lakh | WICKETKEEPER | 0.6 |
| Rinku Singh | 20 Lakh | BATTER | 0.55 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 50 Lakh | ALL-ROUNDER | 0.5 |
| Abhijeet Tomar | 20 Lakh | BATTER | 0.4 |
| Rasikh Dar | 20 Lakh | BOWLER | 0.2 |
| Anukul Roy | 20 Lakh | ALL-ROUNDER | 0.2 |
| Baba Indrajith | 20 Lakh | WICKETKEEPER | 0.2 |
| Pratham Singh | 20 Lakh | BATTER | 0.2 |
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Key Player Released by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
- Shubman Gill
- Eoin Morgan
- Dinesh Karthik
- Kuldeep Yadav
KKR Purse Details for IPL 2022:
| Total Purse Value | Retention Deduction | Salary Purse Available |
| INR 90 Crores | INR 42 Crores | INR 48 Crores |
KKR List of Players Released in IPL 2022 Mega Auction:
- Eoin Morgan,
- Dinesh Karthik,
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Lockie Ferguson,
- Nitish Rana,
- Prasidh Krishna,
- Gurkeerat Singh Mann,
- Sandeep Warrier,
- Shivam Mavi,
- Shubman Gill,
- Rahul Tripathi,
- Pawan Negi,
- Tim Seifert,
- Shakib al Hasan,
- Sheldon Jackson,
- Vaibhav Arora,
- Karun Nair,
- Harbhajan Singh,
- Ben Cutting,
- Tim Southee.
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