#8 Piyush Chawla
The KKR franchise has always been reliant on spin attack and they have retained their experienced orthodox leg spinner in Piyush Chawla through "Right To Match" card.
He is experienced, economic with over 100 T20 wickets under his name and most importantly can score some quick runs down the order. He has been in good form recently in the domestic arena for Gujarat and has overall bowling strike rate under 20 in the T20s.
Moreover, he can score some runs down the order. The 29-year-old UP born bowler is under-rated yet effective and this fits him into the team combination perfectly.
#9. Kamlesh-Nagarkoti: The 18-year-old Rajasthan born pacer stole the limelight when he clocked in excess of 140 kph regularly in the recently concluded U-19 World cup.He ended up getting 11 wickets in the tournament and was praised for his constant raw pace in the New Zealand pitches. Rated highly by the experts, he is an extremely agile fielder and will look to grab this opportunity to gain experiences of competitive senior cricket. Considering the nature of the pitch at Eden Gardens to be seam friendly, KKR team management will be trying to exploit the raw pace of this youth speed-star. Already a promising young talent, Kamlesh can only learn and improve from here to contribute to the cause of the team.
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