Analysis and review of 2018 IPL retentions

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Andre Russell will be back in his purple outfit

Retention Strategy

KKR have decided to majorly overhaul their squad. They've been in this situation before though, famously getting rid of Sourav Ganguly and appointing Gautam Gambhir as their skipper. This time around they've left him out and retained their foreign contingent. The exclusion of Manish Pandey and Kuldeep Yadav were surprising as well.

Retention

Andre Russell

The Jamaican all-rounder was impressive during his stay at KKR and has all the ingredients of a successful T20 all-rounder.

Approx. Value: 5 Cr. To 8 Cr.

Retained: 7 Cr.

Sunil Narine

The Trinidadian spinner has been Kolkata's mainstay for some time now. Now that he has also become an explosive opener, there was no way KKR weren't going to retain him.

Approx. Value: 5 Cr. To 8 Cr.

Retained: 8.5 Cr.