IPL 2022 might witness some new changes in the format. The tournament might see the addition of two new teams as BCCI has asserted that two more new franchises can become part of the tournament next year. IPL franchises have also urged BCCI to increase the limit of overseas players in the playing XI to 5.
Currently, only 4 overseas players can be part of the team in a match. The rest of the players should be domestic players, who can be capped or uncapped.
Kolkata Knight Riders have Eoin Morgan as their skipper. Since Morgan is an overseas player, he is the confirmed player in the playing XI and the Kolkata Knight Riders can only choose three more foreign players. If the rule of overseas players in the playing XI increases to 5, KKR will be able to induct one more overseas player.
This will help them to come up with a stronger team of playing XI. Here we look at Kolkata Knight Riders predicted playing XI if 5 overseas players are allowed in IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI If 5 Overseas Players Are Allowed In IPL
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana should be the first player in the playing XI and he should be the opener. The left-handed batsman Rana has done a commendable job as an opener in the past few seasons. In IPL 2021, he was the highest run-scorer for KKR with 201 runs in 7 matches while hitting two half-centuries. In the last four seasons of IPL, Rana has managed to cross 300 runs in every tournament. Overall, he has played 67 matches in IPL so far and scored 1638 runs with 13 fifties.