IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Players Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Can Target

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Players Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Can Target. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK) had indifferent seasons in IPL 2022. Both performed well below par and now are on the lookout to sort out their team composition ahead of IPL 2023.

KKR ended the season seventh on the points table in their first year under Shreyas Iyer’s leadership. CSK finished nine with 8 points from 14 games. Before the IPL 2023 season gets underway, a mini-auction will be held and is scheduled to take place. In this article, we take a look at three KKR players CSK can target in IPL 2023.

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Players Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Can Target

Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib is one of the players CSK can target for IPL 2023 in the next auctions. Although Santner has been with the unit, he has not been very effective. Shakib has experienced success in IPL and CSK can target the player. While he offers four overs of excellent off-spin, on the spinning pitches of Chepauk, the Bangladeshi cricketer will be useful in the batting department, too.

Notwithstanding that Shakib had gone unsold in the last auction, the southpaw has a massive experience of over 350 T20 matches, including 71 in the IPL and 104 T20Is, and is already a two-time IPL winner with KKR.

Venkatesh Iyer

After southpaw’s below-par performance in IPL 2022, it is highly unlikely that KKR would retain Venkatesh Iyer. He was the find for KKR in IPL 2021 and played a key role in taking them to the final. However, he looked a show of his usual self and did not perform to the best of his ability. If Iyer is released, this gives CSK an opportunity to bag a top-order batter who can also bowl a few overs.

Mohammad Nabi