IPL 2024 Auction: Full list of retained and released players for KKR

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Kolkata Knight Riders; KKR in IPL 2023
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As the cricketing world gears up for the excitement of IPL 2024, one of the most anticipated aspects is the retention and release of players by each franchise.

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are one of the most popular teams in the tournament and have a wide fan base since it is co-owned by Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla.

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KKR are two-time IPL champions, having won the title in 2012 and 2014.

In the hope of bringing back the glory days, they appointed the former team talisman and India opener Gautam Gambhir as their mentor. Shreyas Iyer will be hoping to make a strong comeback to the team after he missed the 2023 IPL season due to a back injury.

A revamp of the bowling unit seems on the cards as KKR let go of Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Southee. The IPL auctions will be held in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19.

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LIST: Players released by KKR

NAME ROLE
Shakib Al Hasan All-rounder
Lockie Ferguson Bowler
David Weise Bowler
Shardul Thakur Bowler
Mandeep Singh Batter
Narayan Jagadeesan Batter
Litton Das Batter
Aarya Desai Batter
Kulwant Khejroliya Bowler
Umesh Yadav Bowler
Tim Southee Bowler
Johnson Charles Wicket-keeper

LIST: Players retained by KKR

NAME ROLE
Nitish Rana Batter (C)
Shreyas Iyer Batter
Rinku Singh Batter
Varun Chakravarty Bowler
Tim Southee Bowler
Umesh Yadav Bowler
Venkatesh Iyer All-rounder
Sunil Narine Bowler
Anukul Roy All-rounder
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Batter
Harshit Rana Bowler
Vaibhav Arora Bowler
Suyash Sharma Bowler
Jason Roy Batter

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Soham Mukherjee is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.
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