IPL 2021: 4 Overseas Players Of Kolkata Knight Riders Who Might Be Benched Throughout The Season

After losing to qualify for the playoffs last season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will aim for a better show in IPL 2021. The two-time IPL champions will start their IPL 2021 journey with the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 11, 2021. Last season in IPL 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders players did not perform very well. The team also changed the skipper midway during the season.

Chris Green, Harry Gurney, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, and Tom Banton were the 6 players which Kolkata Knight Riders dropped ahead of the IPL 2021 auction. During the mini-auction, Kolkata Knight Riders bought 8 new players. Their popular purchases in IPL 2021 auction were Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting, and Harbhajan Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders have an overseas captain who is Eoin Morgan. Therefore, he will take one spot out of the 4 overseas spots in the team. Kolkata Knight Riders will have to smartly choose the rest of the overseas players in the match. Here we talk about 4 overseas players of Kolkata Knight Riders who might be benched throughout IPL 2021.

IPL 2021: 4 Overseas Players Of Kolkata Knight Riders Who Might Be Benched Throughout The Season

Tim Seifert

Tim Seifert will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021. Tim Seifert was also part of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020 but he did not play any game. Tim Seifert is a wicket-keeper batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders already have wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik in the team.

With his great experience, Karthik is less likely to not play a match in IPL 2021. Hence, Seifert will find it hard to take the wicket-keeper’s spot in the team and he might again be benched throughout IPL 2021.

Ben Cutting

Ben Cutting is an Australian all-rounder. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021 auction for Rs. 75 lakh. Ben Cutting is another overseas player who might be overlooked by Kolkata Knight Riders. The reason is that Ben Cutting is an all-rounder and the team already has Andre Russell as an all-rounder in the team. Andre Russell is less likely to be benched in any game so Ben Cutting might lose his spot to the West Indies all-rounder in the playing 11.

Lockie Ferguson

Lockie Ferguson is a pace bowler but Kolkata Knight Riders also have Pat Cummins in the team. Due to Aussie cricketer Cummins’ great form, he will be part of the playing 11 for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Also, KKR captain Eoin Morgan is a permanent overseas player in the team so the team is less likely to go with two overseas pacers. In IPL 2020, Ferguson played 5 matches and took 6 wickets.

Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 3.2 crore in IPL 2021 auction. Shakib Al Hasan is an overseas all-rounder and Andre Russell also shares the same profile in the team.

With Eoin Morgan’s permanent spot in the playing 11, Kolkata Knight Riders have a tough decision to make for the overseas players. If Russell plays in a match, Kolkata Knight Riders might not go for another all-rounder like Shakib al Hasan.