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Kolkata Knight Riders
2019 season
CoachJacques Kallis
CaptainDinesh Karthik
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2019 Indian Premier League5th
Most runsAndre Russell (510)
Most wicketsAndre Russell (11)

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 England (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 1 crore (US$120,000) Overseas
27 Nitish Rana India (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 3.4 crore (US$407,000)
35 Rinku Singh India (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 80 lakh (US$96,000)
37 Robin Uthappa India (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 Australia (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 India (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 Jamaica (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 Barbados (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 5 crore (US$600,000) Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Trinidad and Tobago (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 India (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 3.2 crore (US$383,000)
Shrikant Mundhe India (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
7 Nikhil Naik India (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
19 Dinesh Karthik India (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 England (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2019 75 lakh (US$90,000) Overseas
21 Piyush Chawla India (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 India (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 India (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
32 Shivam Mavi India (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 3 crore (US$359,000)
43 Prasidh Krishna India (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 20 lakh (US$24,000)
63 Sandeep Warrier India (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
69 Lockie Ferguson New Zealand (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 India (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Anrich Nortje South Africa (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas
Matt Kelly Australia (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 – South Africa Jacques Kallis
  • Assistant coach – Australia Simon Katich
  • Bowling coach – India Omkar Salvi
  • Spin bowling coach - England Carl Crowe
  • Mentor - India Abhishek Nayar
  • Performance analyst – India AR Srikkanth
  • Team manager - Wayne Bentley
  • Strength and conditioning coach – South Africa Adrian le Roux
  • Assistant strength and conditioning coach - India Vidhya Sagar
  • Physiotherapist – Australia Andrew Leipus
  • Assistant physiotherapist - India Kamlesh Jain
  • Masseur – Australia Derek Sedgman

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Match results

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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
No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 24 March 2019 Andre Russell Sunrisers Hyderabad Won By 6 wickets 49 runs off 19 balls [11]
2 27 March 2019 Andre Russell Kings XI Punjab Won By 28 runs 48 runs off 17 balls [12]
3 5 April 2019 Andre Russell Royal Challengers Bangalore Won By 5 Wickets 48* runs off 13 balls [13]
4 7 April 2019 Harry Gurney Rajasthan Royals Won By 8 Wickets 2/25 in 4 overs [14]
5 28 April 2019 Andre Russell Mumbai Indians Won By 34 runs 80* runs in 40 balls [15]
6 3 May 2019 Shubman Gill Kings XI Punjab Won By 7 Wickets 65 runs in 49 balls [16]

References

  1. ^ "IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team". India today. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams". Business Standard. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams". times of india. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "With their core still in place, Kolkata Knight Riders can hope for another top-four finish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ "IPL 2019: Can Kolkata Knight Riders' hard-hitters power them to third title? – SWOT Analysis". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ "IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ^ "IPL 2019: Spinners Key as Kolkata Knight Riders Eye Title Run". News18. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ "KKR Most Runs in IPL 2019". Cricinfo.
  10. ^ "KKR Most Wickets in IPL 2019". Cricinfo.
  11. ^ "IPL 2019: Andre Russell wanted to cry after KKR's win over SRH, says Shah Rukh Khan". India today.
  12. ^ "Andre Russell steals the show". ESPN.
  13. ^ "Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless". ESPN.
  14. ^ "Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless". ESPN.
  15. ^ "Russell's 80* off 40 trumps Hardik's 91 off 34 as Knight Riders stay alive". ESPN.
  16. ^ "Shubman Gill leads KKR to stay alive, Kings XI knocked out". ESPN.