Kolkata Knight Riders have always been one of the favorites to lift the IPL trophy each year. Along this one decade old journey of the Indian Premier League, the KKR has won the title twice. At the start of every season they are considered to be one of the favorites and they never fail to entertain their fans.
KKR this year has only retained two players. The Kolkata Knight Riders have decided to retain Sunil Narine and Andre Russel while surprisingly they have let off Gautam Gambhir and Manish Pandey. Know the KKR would be going into the auctions with a purse of 59 crores and they would want to build up a winning combination for sure.
Here Is The Ideal Playing XI For The Kolkata Knight Riders
- Openers
Gautam Gambhir
Sunil Narine
KKR should use their RTM for Gautam Gambhir as he has been very good for the Kolkata Knight Riders at the top of the order. On the other hand, Sunil Narine has shown his skills with the bat in the last season and KKR should go for the same opening combination.
2. Middle Order
One Down: Joe Root (Captain)
Two Down: Manish Pandey (Vice Captain)
Three Down: Robin Uthappa (wk)
Four Down: Andre Russel
Joe Root’s experience will come in very handy for the KKR and he is one of the finest batsmen across formats. We have also chosen Root as the captain of this team.
3. All Rounders
Marcus Stoinis
Washington Sundar
The KKR already have two great all-rounders in Sunil Narine and Andre Russel. If the KKR can manage to get Marcus Stoinis in the auctions then they would have a formidable team given the power player Marcus Stoinis is.
4. Bowlers
Umesh Yadav
Jaydev Unadakat
Yuzvendra Chahal
This will form a great bowling attack and assisting this bowling attack would be the powerful all-rounders in Sunil Narine, Andre Russel, and Marcus Stoinis. It is a win-win situation for Kolkata everytime they walk out with this team.
