Kolkata Knight Riders Players List for IPL 2023, Highest Paid Players of KKR

After Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the most popular team in IPL is Kolkata Knight Riders. Not only that, this is a team that has been a part of the IPL lineup since the very first season. Moreover, this team has won the IPL tournament title twice. Even this team is responsible for creating some of the most exciting matches in the history of IPL. Check here KKR Players List for IPL 2023.

However, some legendary cricketers like Brandon McCullum, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, and Chris Gayle have entertained the fans in IPL over the years for KKR. However, another reason for the popularity of KKR is the owner of this team, the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan. Last season KKR’s performance was overwhelming which saw them reach the playoffs. Let’s see if their team can perform well in IPL 2023 this year.

KKR Players List for IPL 2023

Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders have a total of 22 players in the IPL this year. Out of which the second players are 14 and four are foreign players. Not only that, there are some players who have been retained by KKR for huge sums of money. At the same time, Nitish Rana is going to be the captain of KKR this year.

Nitish Rana is taking over the reins of KKR this year from Shreyas Iyer. At the same time, KKR has to spend a hefty sum to retain this Nitish Rana. Not only that, Nitish Rana has been paid the same amount as previous captains. That is, this year KKR bought Nitish Rana in exchange for 12.25 crore rupees.

So, without delay, let us tell you which players of the KKR team have been paid the highest amount in IPL and who is in the entire squad-

1. Shreyas Iyer- 12.25 crore
2. Nitish Rana- 8 crore
3. Venkatesh Iyer- 8 Crore
4. Andre Russell- 12 Crore
5. Sunil Narine- 6 Crore
6. Umesh Yadav- 2 crore
7. Tim Southee- 1.5 crore
8. Harshit Rana – 20 lakh
9. Varun Chakravarthy- 8 Crore
10. Anukul Roy- 20 lakh
11. Rinku Singh- 55 lakh
12. Rahmanullah Gurbaz- 50 lakh
13. Shardul Thakur- 10.75 Crore
14. Lockie Ferguson- 10 Crore
15. N Jagadeesan- 90 lakh
16. Vaibhav Arora- 60 lakh
17. Suyash Sharma- 20 lakh
18. David Wiese- 1 crore
19. Kulwant Khejroliya- 20 lakh
20. Litton Das- 50 lakh
21. Mandeep Singh- 50 lakh
22. Jason Roy- 2.8 crore

RELATED POST

1. Highest-paid players in the Gujarat Titans for IPL 2023
2. Highest-paid players in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023
3. Rajasthan Royals Players List for IPL 2023, Highest Paid Players of RR
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore Players List for IPL 2023, Highest Paid Players of RCB
5. Kolkata Knight Riders Players List for IPL 2023, Highest Paid Players of KKR
6. Highest Paid Players in the LSG IPL 2023
7. Highest-paid players in the CSK for IPL 2023