It pains a lot when you are about to win something but you end up losing just because of a minute mistake, KKR is ending their IPL journey by ending 5 on the points table and equally the points tally with number 4 teams it’s NRR which led to exist. Let`s look at full squad Kolkata Knight Riders.
Auction Picks:
KKR’s auction was a mixed bag they bought Gujarat’s talented Wk Batsman Sheldon Jackson. Last year when Russell got injured they missed a good rounder so they went for Ben Cutting. Harbhajan Singh has also been included in the squad but they might end up without using him. Last year Sunil Narine was off Color with the ball so they went for Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan which is a good decision.
Full squad Kolkata Knight Riders
Full squad Kolkata Knight Riders
*note G Mann has been called as a replacement for Rinku Singh
Also Read – Full squad Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Playing XI, Top 5 Gems from Royal Challengers Bangalore
CBC’s predicated playing XI:
Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Karun Nair/Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson/Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, P Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Bench Strength :
KKR has a balanced bench they may use Lockie Ferguson, Shakib Al Hasan as and when required. The only player that isn’t looking good is Kuldeep Yadav he should get some games.KKR have talented Indian bowler but they miss experience.In addition to Karun Nair, Pawan Negi may be handy sometimes.
Top 5 Fantasy Picks if they get a chance in Playing XI :
1- Tim Seifert (WK):
Last year he scored back to back fifties against India in the T20I series
Also in the T20I series vs Pak- his scores were 57, 84* & 35.
Good back-up for DK.
2- Lockie Ferguson:
Last year they made the mistake to make him sit on the bench for most of the season.
Last year he picked 6 wickets in 5 matches with an economy of 7.46, also a scorching super over against SRH.
He picked 23 wickets in 12 T20 internationals with an economy of 6.88
3- Ben Cutting:
In big bash this season he scored 280 runs with a strike rate of 156.42
Also picked 4 wickets with an economy of 7.65
In India seam bowling all-rounders always get more attention so he will be a very handy back up for Russell.
Ben Cutting already made a mark in IPL with Man of the Match performance for SRH in IPL 2016 final
4- Prasidh Krishna:
His confidence would be rocket high after making India debut in ODIs
He also picked the best figures by any Indian in his ODI debut (4/54)
Also in Vijay Hazare Trophy, he picked 14 wickets in 7 matches
5- Venkatesh Iyer:
298 runs in 5 matches in Vijay Hazare Trophy this season
Also 3 wickets with medium pace bowling
Against Punjab 198(146) in this tournament (got run out)
In SMA T20- 226 runs with 2 fifties and a strike rate of 149.34