The Kolkata Knight Riders will emerge as one of the most unpredictable teams in the upcoming IPL 2024 season. The squad can take the league by storm with some of the most explosive batters in their arsenal.

To add more to the vital boost, Gautam Gambhir has returned to the franchise as a mentor. With someone who has led the team to two IPL titles, an expert could uplift the chances of the team. Despite releasing stars like Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, and Tim Southee, the side still looks strong, and they will have the chance to add more to their arsenal.

Kolkata Knight Riders stood at number 7 in the points table

KKR will have Shreyas Iyer back as the skipper, with Nitish Rana as the vice-captain and Gautam Gambhir has returned to the franchise as a mentor.

Retained Players

Indian Players: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (VC), Shreyas Iyer (C), Jason Roy, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora

Overseas Players: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell

Players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 Auctions

K.S. Bharat- Rs. 50L

Chetan Sakariya- Rs. 50L

Mitchell Starc- Rs. 24.75 Cr

Angrish Raghuvanshi- Rs. 20 lakh

Ramandeep Singh- Rs. 20 lakh)

Sherfane Rutherford- Rs. 1.5 crore)

Manish Pandey- Rs. 50 lakh)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman- Rs. 2 crore)

Gus Atkinson- Rs. 1 crore)

Sakib Hussain- Rs. 20 lakh).

Total money spent by KKR in the IPL 2024 Auction: ₹27.10 Cr

Squad strength: 23

Overseas players: 8

KKR players bought at IPL 2024 auction: KS Bharat (Rs. 50 lakh), Chetan Sakariya (Rs. 50 lakh), Mitchell Starc (Rs. 24.75 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 20 lakh), Ramandeep Singh (Rs. 20 lakh), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 1.5 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs. 50 lakh), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Rs. 2 crore), Gus Atkinson (Rs. 1 crore), Sakib Hussain (Rs. 20 lakh).

KKR purse remaining: Rs. 1.35 crore

KKR total player slots available: 2

KKR total overseas player slots available: 0