Kolkata Knight Riders filled some of the gaps in their squad at the IPL 2023 and made some interesting additions. Having headed into the event with a purse of Rs 7.05 crore, KKR expectedly stayed silent at the start when the big money signings were taking place. However, they showed activity with the signing of Narayan Jagadeesan, a player who fills their requirement for an Indian wicketkeeper batter. They also signed David Wiese as a backup option for Andre Russell. Meanwhile, scroll below to check out the players who KKR have acquired at the IPL 2023 Mini-Auction. Shakib Al Hasan Returns to KKR, Former Champions Sign Bangladesh All-Rounder for INR 1.5 Crore at IPL 2023 Mini Auction.

The Knights further went on to sign some interesting domestic talent in the form of Vaibhav Arora, Kulwant Khejroliya and Suyash Sharma. They also signed the Bangladesh duo of Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das towards the end of the auction besides bringing in someone with the experience of Mandeep Singh.

KKR Full Squad for IPL 2023

KKR Players Bought at IPL 2023 Mini-Auction: Narayan Jagadeesan (Rs 90 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (Rs 60 lakh), Suyash Sharma (Rs 20 lakh), David Wiese (Rs 1 crore), Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 20 lakh), Litton Das (Rs 50 lakh), Mandeep Singh (Rs 50 lakh), Suyash Sharma (Rs 20 lakh)

KKR Players Retained Ahead of IPL 2023 Mini-Auction: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh.IPL 2023 Auction Round-up: Sam Curran Emerges As Most Expensive Player in IPL's History, Check List of Sold and Unsold Players at the Mini-Auction.

KKR Previous Season Recap: The Knight Riders slumped to one of their worst performances in recent seasons with a seventh-placed finish in IPL 2022. While they did begin well, the former champions ended up losing a total of eight matches out of 14 and won just 12 points.

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