With a change in leadership, Kolkata Knight Riders would look to end their seven-year-long IPL trophy drought. Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, KKR would be hoping to have a superb IPL 2022 season given their captain is in a mind-wobbling form in International after his appointment for the top job.
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In a re-match of the IPL 2021 final, KKR will lock horns with defending champions Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022 opener on March 26 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
KKR had a fantastic second half in the IPL 2021, leading them to the final. Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell were retained ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, and they have created a competitive IPL team around them.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI
Kolkata is expected to field a formidable Playing XI in almost every match as they have a good combination of Indian experienced cricketers and uncapped players along with foreign buys in Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins and Sam Billings.
KKR Playing XI (probables)
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Andre Russell, Mohammad Nabi, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy & Umesh Yadav
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Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2022 full schedule, venue and match timings
- Match 1: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, March 26, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, March 30, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 8: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings - 7:30 PM IST, April 1, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 14: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians - 7:30 PM IST, April 6, MCA Stadium, Pune.
- Match 19: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals - 3:30 PM IST, April 10, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 25: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, April 15, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, April 18, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 35: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans - 3:30 PM IST, April 23, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 41: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, April 28, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 47: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals - 7:30 PM IST, May 2, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 53: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, May 7, MCA Stadium, Pune.
- Match 56: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 7:30 PM IST, May 9, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
- Match 61: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 7:30 PM IST, May 14, MCA Stadium, Pune.
- Shreyas Iyer - Rs 12.25 crore
- Andre Russell - Rs 12 crore
- Venkatesh Iyer - Rs 8 crore
- Nitish Rana - Rs 8 crore
- Varun Chakravarthy - Rs 8 crore
- Pat Cummins - Rs 7.25 crore
- Shivam Mavi - Rs 7.25 crore
- Sunil Narine - Rs 6 crore
- Sam Billings - Rs 2 crore
- Umesh Yadav - Rs 2 crore
- Aaron Finch - Rs 1.5 crore
- Tim Southee - Rs 1.5 crore
- Mohammed Nabi - Rs 1 crore
- Ajinkya Rahane - Rs 1 crore
- Sheldon Jackson - Rs 60 lakh
- Rinku Singh - Rs 55 lakh
- Ashok Sharma - Rs 55 lakh
- Chamika Karunaratne - Rs 50 lakh
- Abhijeet Tomar - Rs 40 lakh
- Baba Indrajith - Rs 20 lakh
- Pratham Singh - Rs 20 lakh
- Ramesh Kumar - Rs 20 lakh
- Rasikh Salam - ₹Rs 20 lakh
- Anukul Roy - Rs 20 lakh
- Aman Hakim Khan - Rs 20 lakh.
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