IPL 2020: KKR's predicted playing XI

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Pat Cummins

Andre Russell is a 2-time IPL MVP award winner

2-time MVP award winner Andre Russell will be KKR's main all-rounder in IPL 2020. The big West Indian has bailed the team out of countless impossible situations, and like Karthik, he has been asked to come up the order by experts. But KKR's lack of depth in the middle order, couple with where his strengths lie, make him perfect for the No. 7 role.

It is a bit of a stretch to call Pat Cummins a proper all-rounder, but KKR CEO Venky Mysore recently hailed the Australian's prowess with the bat. The pacer became the most expensive overseas buy in the IPL 2020 auction, and will be KKR's most important bowler. He also takes up the final overseas slot in KKR's playing XI for IPL 2020.

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Bowlers: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna

Kuldeep Yadav had a forgettable IPL 2019 campaign

Young Indian pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti has been hyped majorly by experts and former cricketers, but hasn't gotten a chance to show off his wares owing to injuries. His express pace, incredible fielding and handiness with the bat will probably get him a slot above Shivam Mavi and Sandeep Warrier.

Kuldeep Yadav had a horrific IPL 2019, and he will be keen on turning things around in the spin-friendly UAE conditions. With only 2 full-time spinners in the XI, the left-arm wrist-spinner will need to be at his best.

Young Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna takes up the final spot in KKR's playing XI for IPL 2020. It is a toss-up between him and mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, but the former will probably get the nod due to his IPL experience and his counterpart's lack thereof. He hits the deck hard and generates good pace, and could finally set his indifferent record straight in IPL 2020.

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KKR's Predicted Playing XI for IPL 2020:

Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna

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