The Indian Premier League is all set to return on the 31st of March and two-time IPL champions Kolkata Kight Riders begin their campaign for their third title against Punjab Kings on the 1st of April.
The Kolkata-based team headed into the auction having sorted out a couple of brilliant trades as they brought in New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson and Afghani batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz from Gujarat Titans and managed to swoop Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur from the likes of the Delhi Capital.
The side owned by one of India’s biggest movie superstars, Shahrukh Khan, retained the services of skipper Shreyas Iyer along with all-rounders Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer. The big man from West Indies, Andre Russell, also found a place on the list of players retained by the franchise as compatriot Sunil Naraine was also featured on the list.
Indian bowlers Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana also found a place on the team while Anukul Roy and Rinku Singh also made the cut.
They also managed to hold on to New Zealand seamer Tim Southee.
KKR picked up Tamil Nadu batsman N Jagadeesan for a bargain price of Rupees 90 Lakhs before roping in Indian bowling recruits such as Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora and Kulwant Kejroliya. Right-handed batsman Mandeep Singh was also roped in by the Bengal-based unit.
Foreign all-rounders David Weisse and Shakib Al Hassan were bagged for Rupees 1 Crore and 1.5 Crores respectively as the Knight Riders also added Bangladesh batsman Litton Das to their ranks.
KKR open their campaign against Punjab Kings at Mohali before hosting Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens in their home town of Kolkata.
A clash against defending champions Gujarat Titans on the road is on the cards ahead of their home game against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
They take on Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals on the road before coming back home to face Chennai Super Kings.
They travel down south to take on RCB in Bengaluru on the 26th of April, before playing host to visiting GT.
The side from West Bengal will take on SRH in Hyderabad before two consecutive home fixtures against PBKS and RR.
They are scheduled to play CSK in Chepauk on the 14th od May, before closing out their group games against LSG at home.
Here is KKR’s complete IPL 2023 schedule:
1 April- PBKS vs KKR – Mohali
6 April- KKR vs RCB – Kolkata
9 April- GT vs KKR – Ahmedabad
14 April- KKR vs SRH – Kolkata
16 April- MI vs KKR – Mumbai
20 April- DC vs KKR – Delhi
23 April- KKR vs CSK – Kolkata
26 April- RCB vs KKR – Bengaluru
29 April- KKR vs GT – Kolkata
4 May- SRH vs KKR – Hyderabad
8 May- KKR vs PBKS – Kolkata
11 May- KKR vs RR – Kolkata
14 May- CSK vs KKR – Chennai
20 May- KKR vs LSG – Kolkata
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