KKR have unveiled their list of retained and released players for the 17th IPL edition ahead of the IPL Auction 2024 on 19 December 2023 in Dubai. Former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir will be joining the team as a mentor, adding to the excitement of this edition.
The released players include experienced names like Shakib Al Hasan, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, and Tim Southee. However, star players like Sunil Narine and Andre Russell have been retained, along with Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, and Rinku Singh. The team is also looking forward to welcoming new talents like Shreyas Iyer and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
KKR retained players: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy. KKR released players: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Johnson Charles.