2021 Kolkata Knight Riders season

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The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2021 IPL.[1] The franchise won the tournament in 2012 and 2014.[2][3] The team was captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the team coach. They finished their 2021 IPL campaign as runners-up.

Background

Player retention and transfers

Template:Main The franchise retained 17 players and released six players.[4]

Retained
Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Seifert
Released
Chris Green, Harry Gurney, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Tom Banton
Added
Harbhajan Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Venkatesh Iyer, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
16 Eoin Morgan Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Template:INRConvert Overseas; Captain
18 Gurkeerat Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert Replacement for Rinku Singh[5]
27 Nitish Rana Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert
35 Rinku Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert Unavailable due to knee injury[6]
52 Rahul Tripathi Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2020 Template:INRConvert
66 Karun Nair Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert
77 Shubman Gill Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert
All-Rounder
12 Andre Russell Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Injured
15 Pawan Negi Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 Template:INRConvert
25 Venkatesh Iyer Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Template:INRConvert
31 Ben Cutting Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas
75 Shakib Al Hasan Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Wicket-Keepers
19 Dinesh Karthik Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert Vice-captain
21 Sheldon Jackson Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert
43 Tim Seifert Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Spin-Bowlers
3 Harbhajan Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Template:INRConvert
23 Kuldeep Yadav Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2018 Template:INRConvert
29 Varun Chakravarthy Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Template:INRConvert
74 Sunil Narine Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Pace Bowlers
5 Kamlesh Nagarkoti Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 Template:INRConvert
14 Vaibhav Arora Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert
24 Prasidh Krishna Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert
26 Shivam Mavi Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert
30 Pat Cummins Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2020 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Unavailable due to Personal reasons[7]
43 Tim Southee Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Template:INRConvert Overseas, Replacement for Pat Cummins[8]
63 Sandeep Warrier Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 Template:INRConvert
69 Lockie Ferguson Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Source: KKR Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Owner Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment), Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
CEO and Managing Director Venky Mysore
Team manager Wayne Bentley
Head coach Brendon McCullum
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
Mentor David Hussey
Bowling coach Kyle Mills
Fielding coach James Foster
Head Physiotherapist Kamlesh Jain
Strength and Conditioning coach Chris Donaldson
Source: KKR Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest Branding
Wrogn Active MPL Unacademy Lux Cozi
Source :kkr.in

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Teams and standings

Results by match

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League table

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League stage

Template:Hatnote The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[9]

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Matches

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Playoffs

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Eliminator

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Qualifier 2

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Final

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Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
1 Shubman Gill 17 17 0 478 94 45.11 402 118.90 0 2 0 39 11
2 Rahul Tripathi 17 16 2 397 74* 28.35 283 140.28 0 2 0 41 11
3 Nitish Rana 17 16 3 383 80 29.46 314 121.97 0 2 2 34 17
4 Venkatesh Iyer 10 10 1 370 67 41.11 288 128.47 0 4 0 37 14
5 Dinesh Karthik 17 15 5 223 40 22.30 170 131.17 0 0 1 22 7
6 Andre Russell 10 9 2 183 54 26.14 120 152.50 0 1 0 14 14
7 Eoin Morgan 17 16 4 133 47* 11.08 139 95.68 0 0 4 8 6
8 Pat Cummins 7 5 2 93 66* 31.00 56 166.07 0 1 1 5 8
9 Sunil Narine 14 10 2 62 26 7.75 47 113.91 0 0 3 3 5
10 Shakib Al Hasan 8 6 1 47 26 9.40 48 97.91 0 0 2 3 1
11 Shivam Mavi 9 2 0 25 20 12.50 20 125.00 0 0 0 2 2
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Avg. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Varun Chakravarthy 17 17 68.0 0 448 18 3/13 24.88 6.58 22.66 0 0
2 Sunil Narine 14 14 56.0 0 361 16 4/21 22.56 6.44 21.0 1 0
3 Lockie Ferguson 8 8 30.0 0 224 13 3/18 17.23 7.46 13.84 0 0
4 Prasidh Krishna 10 10 38.3 0 351 12 3/30 29.25 9.11 19.25 0 0
5 Shivam Mavi 9 9 32.1 0 233 11 4/21 21.18 7.24 17.54 1 0
6 Andre Russell 10 8 19.0 0 188 11 5/15 17.09 9.89 10.36 0 1
7 Pat Cummins 7 7 26.5 0 237 9 3/24 26.33 8.83 17.88 0 0
8 Shakib Al Hasan 8 8 26.0 0 187 4 1/1 46.75 7.19 39.0 0 0
9 Venkatesh Iyer 10 4 8.3 0 69 3 2/29 20.00 8.11 17.00 0 0
10 Tim Southee 3 3 12.0 0 95 3 2/26 31.66 7.91 24.00 0 0
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]

Player of the match awards

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 Template:Dts Nitish Rana Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 10 runs 80 (56) [12]
2 Template:Dts Eoin Morgan Punjab Kings Won by 5 Wickets 47* (40) [13]
3 Template:Dts Varun Chakravarthy Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 9 Wickets 3/13 (4) [14]
4 Template:Dts Sunil Narine Mumbai Indians Won by 7 Wickets 1/20 (4) [15]
5 Template:Dts Sunil Narine Delhi Capitals Won by 3 Wickets 2/18 (4) and 21 (10) [16]
6 Template:Dts Shubman Gill Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 6 Wickets 57 (51) [17]
7 Template:Dts Shivam Mavi Rajasthan Royals Won by 86 runs 4/21 (4 overs) [18]
8 Template:Dts: Eliminator Sunil Narine Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 4 wickets 4/21 (4 overs) and 26 (15) [19]
9 Template:Dts: Qualifier 2 Venkatesh Iyer Delhi Capitals Won by 3 wickets 55 (41) [20]

References

  1. ↑ IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List. Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ↑ IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST. IPLt20(20 January 2021). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ↑ KKR sign Gurkeerat as replacement for injured Rinku. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  6. ↑ Gurkeerat Singh Mann signs up with Kolkata Knight Riders as replacement for Rinku Singh. www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  7. ↑ Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler: List of players who have pulled out of IPL 2021's 2nd leg in UAE. Times Now News. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ↑ KKR sign Tim Southee for remainder of IPL 2021. CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. ↑ IPL schedule. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ↑ KKR Most runs in IPL 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ↑ KKR Most wickets in IPL 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Rana, Tripathi, Prasidh star in KKR's opening win. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. ↑ Morgan, bowlers lift Kolkata Knight Riders off bottom of IPL points table. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell rout Royal Challengers Bangalore for 92 to set up big win. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  15. ↑ Iyer, Tripathi put KKR in top four after bowlers rein Mumbai in. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  16. ↑ All-star bowling, key blows from Narine and Rana give Knight Riders win. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ↑ Shubman Gill, bowlers boost KKR's playoffs chances. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Clinical Knight Riders in line for final playoff spot after Royals demolition job. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  19. ↑ Narine stars with bat and ball, puts KKR in Qualifier 2, ends Kohli's tenure as RCB captain with defeat. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  20. ↑ Rahul Tripathi's dramatic six takes nervy Knight Riders into final. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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