Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are one of the most well balanced squads in the Indian Premier League. Their captain Gautam Gambhir, who was the only captain present in the IPL auction 2017, is a very intelligent cricketer and he gives more preference to building a strong bowling department.
In the IPL auction 2017, KKR made some very good purchases and added more value to their squad. Their two biggest buys of IPL auction 2017 were New Zealand’s fast bowler Trent Boult, who was bought for INR 5 crore. And England’s all-rounder Chris Woakes, for whom KKR had to pay INR 4.2 crore. KKR also bought a couple of young India talents to add more depth and variety to their squad. Check out the full list here:
List of players bought by the KKR in IPL auction 2017
| Player | Type | Bought for (Lakhs) | Base price (Lakhs) |
| Trent Boult (NZ) | Left-arm seamer | 500 | 150 |
| Chris Woakes (Eng) | All-rounder | 420 | 200 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile (Aus) | All-rounder | 350 | 100 |
| Rishi Dhawan (Ind) | All-rounder | 55 | 30 |
| Darren Bravo (WI) | Batsman | 50 | 50 |
| Rovman Powell (WI) | All-rounder | 30 | 30 |
| Sayan Ghosh (Ind) | Right-arm seamer | 10 | 10 |
| R. Sanjay Yadav (Ind) | Left-arm spinner | 10 | 10 |
| Ishank Jaggi (Ind) | Batsman | 10 | 10 |
KKR’s squad for IPL 2017 – Gautam Gambhir (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Ankit Rajpoot, Trent Boult, Chris Woakes, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rishi Dhawan, Darren Bravo, Rovman Powell, Sayan Ghosh, R Sanjay Yadav, Ishank Jaggi
