Published: Feb 12, 2014, 09:03 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 13, 2014, 04:36 PM (IST)
Feb 12, 2014
Kolkata Knight Riders, alike Kings XI Punjab, had retained two of their stars; Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Narine, going into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 auction and ended Day One with good amount of money still left in the purse, and bought smartly.
While going for Piyush Chawla and Yusuf Pathan seemed absurd to say the least, buying back Jacques Kallis seemed a good deal, and acquiring the services of Morne Morkel was the icing on the cake.
From what it looks like, they will employ Robin Uthappa as the wicketkeeper, but they still lack a solid T20 middle-order bat.
It looks like a well-rounded attack, with emphasis being put on the bowling department.
Following are the players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2014 Auction on Day Two —
| Players | Base Price | Selling Price | Playing Role | Country |
| MANISH PANDEY | RS 20 LAKH (INR) | RS 170 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | INDIA |
| SURYAKUMAR YADAV | RS 20 LAKH (INR) | RS 70 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | INDIA |
| MANVINDER BISLA | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 60 LAKH (INR) | WICKETKEEPER | INDIA |
| RYAN TEN DOECHATE | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | NETHERLANDS |
| KULDEEP SINGH YADAV | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 40 LAKH (INR) | SPINNER | INDIA |
| VEER PRATAP SINGH | RS 20 LAKH (INR) | RS 40 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | INDIA |
| CHRIS LYNN | RS 50 LAKH (INR) | RS 130 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | AUSTRALIA |
| ANDRE RUSSELL | RS 50 LAKH (INR) | RS 60 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | WEST INDIES |
| SS MANDAL | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
| PATRICK CUMMINS | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | AUSTRALIA |
| DEBABRATA DAS | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | WICKETKEEPER | INDIA |
Following are the players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2014 Auction on Day One —
| Players | Base Price | Selling Price | Playing Role | Country |
| JACQUES KALLIS | RS 200 LAKH (INR) | RS 550 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | SOUTH AFRICA |
| ROBIN UTHAPPA | RS 200 LAKH (INR) | RS 500 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | INDIA |
| YUSUF PATHAN | RS 200 LAKH (INR) | RS 325 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
| SHAKIB AL HASAN | RS 100 LAKH | RS 280 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | BANGLADESH |
| UMESH YADAV | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | RS 260 LAKH (INR) | FAST BOWLER | INDIA |
| R VINAY KUMAR | RS 150 LAKH (INR) | RS 280 LAKH (INR) | FAST BOWLER | INDIA |
| MORNE MORKEL | RS 150 LAKH (INR) | RS 280 LAKH (INR) | FAST BOWLER | SOUTH AFRICA |
| PIYUSH CHAWLA | RS 50 LAKH (INR) | RS 425 LAKH (INR) | SPINNER | INDIA |
| LAXMI RATAN SHUKLA | RS 50 LAKH (INR) | RS 150 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
Following are the players retained by Kolkata Knight Riders —
| Player | Playing role | Country |
| Gautam Gambhir | Batsman | India |
| Sunil Narine | Spinner | West Indies |
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