IPL auction 2017: One player who can complete each IPL side

Kolkata Knight Riders: Irfan Pathan

Kolkata Knight Riders have one of the most balanced playing XIs going into the 2017 IPL auction

Two-time Champions Kolkata Knight Riders have one of the most balanced playing XIs going into the 2017 IPL auction. The team management has released all the surplus members they had last season and have only 14 members going into the auction.

It is very obvious that they will buy a few utility players as a back-up for their core and at the same time, their priority will be an Indian pacer as they have only Umesh Yadav in their ranks. The auction pool features few decent Indian fast bowlers who meet all the expectations that are set by the Gautam Gambhir-led outfit.

Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Varun Aaron are few names that will be in the minds of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ think tank. It is a well-known fact that the Men in Purple like two-dimensional players and it won’t be a surprise if they decide to pursue Irfan Pathan in the upcoming IPL auction as he is still one of the best seam bowling all-rounders in India.