1.Phil Salt (WK)
2.Venkatesh Iyer
3.Shreyas Iyer (C)
4.Nitish Rana
5.Rinku Singh
6.Andre Russell
7.Sunil Narine
8.Mitchell Starc
9.Harshit Rana
10.Varun Chakravarthy
11.Chetan Sakariya
12.Impact Sub- Suyash Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) will begin their IPL 2024 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Eden Garden in Kolkata from coming saturday(23th March 2024).The team will led by Shreyas Iyer who missed IPL 2023 due to shoulder injury.
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) has had some changes in his original team, Dusmantha Chameera and Phil Salt are replaced by Gus Atkinson and Jason Roy. Salt was roped in at his base price of 1.5 crores as was Chameera for his base price of 50 lakhs.The addition of these two players will improve the batting and bowling strength.
Availability of Shreyas Iyer is uncertain in first few matches of upcoming IPL season, as some reports are coming that he is suffering from back pain by playing in the Ranji Trophy semi-final and final.
All in all, KKR looks like well-rounded squad with their incoming replacement. Mentor of Kolkata Knight Rider who is Gautam Gambhir has further been a big incentive for the franchise.
We predict KKR’s probable playing XI for IPL 2024 in this article.As we all know Kolkata Knight Riders finished seventh on the points table last season.
Best KKR playing XI for IPL 2024
Phil Salt (WK)
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Salt replaced Jason Roy and should be in place of keeper over Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He has ranked 2 in T20I batter. He scored two consecutive T20I centuries against WI in December 2023.
Venkatesh Iyer
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Iyer will start the batting with Salt.He has played his best for KKR whenever he opens the batting.
Shreyas Iyer (C)
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Shreyas will return as skipper of the team and plan to bat at number three.Whether Shreyas Iyer will play the 1st few games there is still conundrums on it.As Shreyas Iyer is playing minor part in the Kolkata Knight Riders batting lineup. He is in decent form.
Nitish Rana
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Nitish Rana is an aggressive left handed batsman who also bowls part-time offspin.Rana was one of the star in dark 2015-16 season, which was plagued by off-field controversies.
Rinku Singh
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A decade ago in 2013 Rinku singh was selected in UP’S under -16 team and after some years he was selected he was selected in U-19 team for his talent as an aggressive batsman known to be hard hitter of the cricket ball.
Andre Russell
Andre Russell scored more than 500 runs in IPL 2019.Last season he scored 227 runs and taken 7 wickets.He will bat on number 6.
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Sunil Narine
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Narine will play on 7th position.He has taken more than 150 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders.In IPL 2021 season he has taken more than 150 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders.His best performance was in IPL 2021 where he took 16 wickets.
Mitchell Starc
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As Mitchell starc recent performance with Australian team is very impressive,KKR spent 24.75 crores behind him.This is his 1st IPL season since 2015.
Harshit Rana
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Rana has picked 5 wickets in last season but it was his pace which impressed all selectors.He will be one of two Indian pacers in the lineup.
Chetan Sakariya
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Kolkata Knight Rider roped him in for his base price 50 lakhs.He has taken just three wickets from 2 matches in last season.
Varun Chakravarthy
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Varun has taken taken 20 wickets in 14 matches last season and he was KKR’s best bowler last season.
Impact substitute – Suyash Sharma
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As like last season Suyash Sharma will be likely impact sub for KKR this season also.