Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: List Of Players Retained, Released And Traded Ahead Of IPL 2024 Auction | Cricket News
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Kolkata Knight Riders have released 12 players with Shardul Thakur and Lockie Ferguson being the big names ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction. Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh along with the veteran duo of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine were retained by the franchise. On the other hand, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, David Wiese, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee were all left out of the retention list. KKR have several gaps in their squad right now but they will be looking to make big buys in the auction with a purse of INR 32.1 Crore.Gautam Gambhir was named the 'mentor' of Kolkata Knight Riders, an IPL franchise that he had led to title victories in 2012 and 2014.Gambhir, the hero of India's T20 and 50-over World Cup wins, had...