KKR Squad & Preview: UAE leg of IPL 2021

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

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

IPL 2021 performance

Won: 2, Lost: 5, NRR: -0.49

Rank: 7

Recent Form: L W L L L

Overseas Players

Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Tim Seifert, Shakib al Hasan, Ben Cutting, Tim Southee

Probable XI

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy

Team Division

Batters: Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sheldon Jackson, Karun Nair

Bowlers: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Vaibhav Arora, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Shakib al Hasan, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer

Batting

Inconsistent Openers, Lack of pinch hitters, Good Finishers, Quite a few left handers

LHB: Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Shakib al Hasan, Venkatesh Iyer

RHB: Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sheldon Jackson, Karun Nair, Andre Russell, Ben Cutting

Bowling

Wicket taking spinners, Pace upfront, Expensive fast bowlers, Average Death Bowling

Fast Bowlers: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Vaibhav Arora, Andre Russell, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Tim Southee

Spinners: Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Shakib al Hasan