KKR vs CSK IPL 2023 Match 61
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Kolkata Knight Riders will head into the IPL 2022 mega auction with a remaining purse of 48 crores. The auction will be held across February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. KKR retained Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 8 crore), Venkatesh Iyer (INR 8 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 6 crore). With Iyer, the one opening spot is fixed.

However, KKR are on the lookout for an experienced opener who can anchor the innings at the top. Since Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa left the side, various players were tried at the top but no one was as consistent as the former KKR skipper.

A total of 590 players will go under the hammer at the auction. This includes several reputed openers. Among the 590 players, 370 are Indian and the rest 220 are overseas players.

Two new teams have been added to the IPL which makes this a 10-team tournament from 2022. Meanwhile, in this article, we will take a look at three openers KKR can possibly target at the IPL 2022 mega auction.

IPL 2022 Auction: 3 Openers Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Can Target

Faf Du Plessis

Faf du Plessis
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Faf Du Plessis has scored a hefty amount of runs against KKR in the IPL over the years. The franchise can rope him in at the auction and can ask him to get a few runs for them from here on. Du Plessis ended up the second-highest run-getter in IPL 2020. He also scored over 400 runs in IPL 2020 for CSK.

With KKR looking for a potential skipper, Du Plessis with his experience might just be the man to take them forward. He has quality leadership experience and having played under MS Dhoni for several years, he has learned the nuances of captaincy. The former Protean skipper is 37 now and his age might make the franchises think hard before buying him.

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He still has at least three years of cricket left in him given his fitness and agility as Kolkata Knight Riders can make use of them, make a team with him as captain and then identify someone who can take the team forward.

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Anshuman Roy is an author at Cricketaddictor. He has been working with the organization since January 2022 and he has written more than 6000 articles for the website.