The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders . They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 Indian Premier League . The team was captained by Dinesh Karthik and coached by Jacques Kallis with Simon Katich as assistant coach, Omkar Salvi as bowling coach and Abhishek Nayar as mentor.
Background
Player retention and auction
In November 2018, the Knight Riders announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Dinesh Karthik , Robin Uthappa , Chris Lynn , Andre Russell , Sunil Narine , Shubman Gill , Piyush Chawla , Kuldeep Yadav , Prasidh Krishna , Shivam Mavi , Nitish Rana , Rinku Singh , Kamlesh Nagarkoti .[ 1] [ 2]
On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Knight Riders signed up nine more players viz., Carlos Brathwaite , Lockie Ferguson , Joe Denly , Harry Gurney , Nikhil Naik , Shrikant Mundhe , Prithvi Raj Yarra and Anrich Nortje .[ 3]
Team analysis
Dinesh Karthik will captain the team in 2019
ESPNcricinfo ' s Sreshth Shah predicted the Knight Riders to qualify for the playoffs and listed the team's strengths to be its "power-hitters", Dinesh Karthik 's role as captain and finisher, and its spin bowlers' effectiveness. He also pointed out that the team has an "inexperienced pace attack" which had taken the fewest wickets and had the worst economy rate among all teams in the previous season.[ 4] Hindustan Times wrote in its team preview that "anything less than play-offs will be seen as a failure" for the Knight Riders while also saying that winning the title in 2019 "may just be a step too far" for the team.[ 5] Firstpost called Andre Russell the "fulcrum of the side" and acknowledged the "variety and depth in the squad."[ 6] Suggesting the strength of the team to be its spin bowling department, News18 wrote "The variety the likes of Kuldeep Yadav , Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla bring to the playing XI is unmatchable."[ 7]
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold .
* denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No.
Name
Nat
Birth date
Batting style
Bowling style
Signed year
Salary
Batsmen
6
Joe Denly
(1986-03-16 ) 16 March 1986 (age 38)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2019
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Overseas
27
Nitish Rana
(1993-12-27 ) 27 December 1993 (age 30)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 3.4 crore (US$407,000)
35
Rinku Singh
(1997-10-12 ) 12 October 1997 (age 27)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 80 lakh (US$96,000)
37
Robin Uthappa
(1985-09-11 ) 11 September 1985 (age 39)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2018
₹ 6.4 crore (US$767,000)
Vice-captain; Occasional wicket-keeper
50
Chris Lynn
(1990-04-10 ) 10 April 1990 (age 34)
Right-handed
Slow left-arm orthodox
2018
₹ 9.6 crore (US$1.2 million)
Overseas
77
Shubman Gill
(1999-09-08 ) 8 September 1999 (age 25)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 1.8 crore (US$216,000)
All-rounders
12
Andre Russell
(1988-04-29 ) 29 April 1988 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2018
₹ 7 crore (US$838,732.40)
Overseas
26
Carlos Brathwaite
(1988-07-18 ) 18 July 1988 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2019
₹ 5 crore (US$600,000)
Overseas
74
Sunil Narine
(1988-05-26 ) 26 May 1988 (age 36)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million)
Overseas
—
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
(1999-12-28 ) 28 December 1999 (age 24)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
2018
₹ 3.2 crore (US$383,000)
—
Shrikant Mundhe
(1988-10-27 ) 27 October 1988 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2019
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
7
Nikhil Naik
(1994-11-09 ) 9 November 1994 (age 30)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2019
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
19
Dinesh Karthik
(1985-06-01 ) 1 June 1985 (age 39)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 7.4 crore (US$886,659.90)
Captain
Bowlers
11
Harry Gurney
(1986-10-25 ) 25 October 1986 (age 38)
Right-handed
Left-arm fast-medium
2019
₹ 75 lakh (US$90,000)
Overseas
21
Piyush Chawla
(1988-12-24 ) 24 December 1988 (age 35)
Left-handed
Right-arm leg break googly
2018
₹ 4.2 crore (US$503,000)
23
Kuldeep Yadav
(1994-12-14 ) 14 December 1994 (age 29)
Left-handed
Slow left-arm wrist-spin
2018
₹ 5.8 crore (US$695,000)
25
Prithvi Raj Yarra
(1998-02-20 ) 20 February 1998 (age 26)
Left-handed
Left-arm medium-fast
2019
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
32
Shivam Mavi
(1998-11-26 ) 26 November 1998 (age 25)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2018
₹ 3 crore (US$359,000)
43
Prasidh Krishna
(1996-02-19 ) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2018
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
63
Sandeep Warrier
(1991-04-04 ) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2019
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
69
Lockie Ferguson
(1991-06-13 ) 13 June 1991 (age 33)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
2019
₹ 1.6 crore (US$190,000)
Overseas
94
K. C. Cariappa
(1994-04-13 ) 13 April 1994 (age 30)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2019
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
—
Anrich Nortje
(1993-11-16 ) 16 November 1993 (age 31)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
2019
₹ 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Overseas
—
Matt Kelly
(1994-12-07 ) 7 December 1994 (age 29)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2019
Replacement signing
Overseas
Coaching and support staff
Kallis will coach the team for the 4th successive season of the franchise
Head coach – Jacques Kallis
Assistant coach – Simon Katich
Bowling coach – Omkar Salvi
Spin bowling coach - Carl Crowe
Mentor - Abhishek Nayar
Performance analyst – AR Srikkanth
Team manager - Wayne Bentley
Strength and conditioning coach – Adrian le Roux
Assistant strength and conditioning coach - Vidhya Sagar
Physiotherapist – Andrew Leipus
Assistant physiotherapist - Kamlesh Jain
Masseur – Derek Sedgman
Ref[ 8]
Match results
League stage
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Statistics
Most runs
No.
Name
Match
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave.
BF
SR
100s
50s
0
4s
6s
1
Andre Russell
14
13
4
510
80*
56.66
249
204.81
0
4
1
31
52
2
Chris Lynn
13
13
0
405
82
31.15
290
133.12
0
4
2
41
22
3
Nitish Rana
14
11
2
344
85*
34.40
235
146.38
0
3
1
27
21
4
Shubman Gill
14
13
4
296
76
32.88
238
124.36
0
3
0
21
10
5
Robin Uthappa
12
11
3
282
67*
31.33
245
115.10
0
1
1
28
10
Last updated: 5 May 2019
Source: Cricinfo[ 9]
Most wickets
No.
Name
Match
Inns
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
BBI
Ave.
Econ.
SR
4W
5W
1
Andre Russell
14
12
28.0
0
287
11
2/21
26.09
9.51
16.4
0
0
2
Sunil Narine
12
12
44.2
1
347
10
2/19
34.70
7.82
26.6
0
0
3
Piyush Chawla
13
13
44.3
0
399
10
3/20
39.90
8.96
26.7
0
0
4
Harry Gurney
8
4
27.0
0
238
7
2/25
34.00
8.81
23.1
0
0
5
Kuldeep Yadav
9
9
33.0
0
286
4
2/41
71.50
8.66
49.5
0
0
Last updated: 5 May 2019
Source: Cricinfo[ 10]
Awards and achievements
Awards
Man of the Match
References
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Seasons Rivalries See also † denotes a stand-in captain