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    IPL 2024: KKR release prominent pacers to free up purse
    KKR are seemingly looking for an overhaul in several departments (Source: X/@IPL)

    IPL 2024: KKR release prominent pacers to free up purse

    By Gaurav Tripathi
    Nov 27, 2023
    10:44 am

    What's the story

    The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have released several big names ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

    November 26 was the deadline for submission of the list of retained and released players.

    KKR, who could not clear the group stages in the last two seasons, are seemingly looking for an overhaul in several departments.

    Here we analyze their tactics.

    Overhaul 

    Overhaul in the pace-bowling department

    KKR have freed up their purse by releasing the likes of Lockie Ferguson and Shardul Thakur.

    Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, and David Wiese are the other potent pacers to be released.

    The two-time champions are keen to get a fresh pace attack on board for the 2024 edition.

    Notably, KKR freed up Rs. 20.75 crore by releasing just Thakur and Ferguson.

    Overhaul 

    Shakib among the other big names to be released

    As KKR could not utilize Shakib Al Hasan much in the previous season, they have released the Bangladesh all-rounder.

    As Litton Das and N Jagadeesan have also been released, they now need a back-up wicketkeeper-batter for Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

    Batters Mandeep Singh and Johnson Charles have also parted ways with KKR.

    KKR have been left with a hefty purse of Rs. 32.7 crore.

    Information

    List of players released by KKR

    List of players released: Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, N Jagadeesan, David Wiese, Aarya Desai, Litton Das, Johnson Charles, Shakib Al Hasan.

    Overhaul 

    KKR stick with Andre Russel and Sunil Narine

    The Knight Riders have extended their association with Andre Russell and Sunil Narine despite their topsy-turvy returns in the last season.

    KKR boast a solid Indian batting unit with the likes of Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, and Shreyas Iyer in the ranks. England's Jason Roy has been retained.

    Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Vaibhav Arora are the local bowlers to be retained.

    Information

    List of players retained

    List of players retained by KKR: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Andre Russel, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.

    Overhaul 

    What do KKR need?

    With a purse of Rs. 32.7 crore, KKR would be among the most active teams in the auction event.

    As they have released most of their pacers, Mustafizur Rahman, Jason Holder, and Gerald Coetzee might be their targets.

    Karthik Tyagi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti are the local pacers they can go after.

    Phil Salt and Bhanuka Rajapaksa can be their targets for the wicket-keeping department.

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