KKR Full Players List in IPL 2022 - Retained, Released, Updated Squad after Mega Auction

KKR Full Players List in IPL 2022: The two times Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) endured a topsy-turvy fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League. From winning just the solitary match in the entire first phase to being the runner-up of the IPL 2021, the Kight Riders took a commendable turn to pull things in their favour. A lot of credit should go to their management who did a lot of homework during the extended break following the covid outburst in India to improve the performance of the team. 

However, the franchise is no longer going to be with the same squad they had in the last season. KKR has retained four players ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction and has also left many big players out for the auction. This article will take you through KKR Full Players List in IPL 2022 – Retained, Released, Updated Squad after Mega Auction.

KKR Retained Player List for IPL 2022:

S NOPlayer NamePrice (INR)
01Andre RussellINR 12 Crores
02Varun ChakravarthyINR 8 Crores
03 Venkatesh IyerINR 8 Crores
04Sunil NarineINR 6 Crores

KKR buy below players on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction:

PLAYERSCOUNTRYBASE PRICESOLD FOR
Pat CumminsAustralia2 crore7.25 crore
Shreyas IyerIndia2 crore12.25 crore
Nitish RanaIndia1 crore8 crore
Shivam MaviIndia40 lakh7.25 crore
Sheldon JacksonIndia30 lakh60 lakh

KKR buy below players on Day 1 and Day 2 of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction:

PLAYERSBASE PRICEROLECOST IN ₹ (CR.)
Shreyas Iyer2 CrBATTER12.25
Andre RussellRetainedALL-ROUNDER12
Venkatesh IyerRetainedALL-ROUNDER8
Varun ChakaravarthyRetainedBOWLER8
Nitish Rana1 CrALL-ROUNDER8
Pat Cummins2 CrALL-ROUNDER7.25
Shivam Mavi40 LakhALL-ROUNDER7.25
Sunil NarineRetainedALL-ROUNDER6
Ajinkya Rahane1 CrBATTER1
Sheldon Jackson30 LakhWICKETKEEPER0.6
Rinku Singh20 LakhBATTER0.55
Chamika Karunaratne50 LakhALL-ROUNDER0.5
Abhijeet Tomar20 LakhBATTER0.4
Rasikh Dar20 LakhBOWLER0.2
Anukul Roy20 LakhALL-ROUNDER0.2
Baba Indrajith20 LakhWICKETKEEPER0.2
Pratham Singh20 LakhBATTER0.2

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Key Player Released by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

KKR Purse Details for IPL 2022: 

Total Purse ValueRetention DeductionSalary Purse Available
INR 90 CroresINR 42 CroresINR 48 Crores

KKR List of Players Released in IPL 2022 Mega Auction:

  • Eoin Morgan, 
  • Dinesh Karthik, 
  • Kamlesh Nagarkoti, 
  • Kuldeep Yadav, 
  • Lockie Ferguson, 
  • Nitish Rana, 
  • Prasidh Krishna, 
  • Gurkeerat Singh Mann, 
  • Sandeep Warrier, 
  • Shivam Mavi, 
  • Shubman Gill, 
  • Rahul Tripathi, 
  • Pawan Negi, 
  • Tim Seifert, 
  • Shakib al Hasan, 
  • Sheldon Jackson, 
  • Vaibhav Arora, 
  • Karun Nair, 
  • Harbhajan Singh, 
  • Ben Cutting,
  •  Tim Southee.

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