The Cricketer's quickfire look at KKR ahead of the 2022 season
Captain: Shreyas Iyer. KKR's biggest signing of the auction takes over after Eoin Morgan's ill-fated spell in charge.
Coach: Brendon McCullum. Already with a CPL title under his belt with Trinbago Knight Riders the Kiwi went within touching distance of doubling-up for the Red Chillies Entertainment/Mehta Group ownership axis last term.
How did they do last year: Runners-up. Beaten in the final by Chennai Super Kings after finishing fourth in the group.
Overseas headliner?
Andre Russell. The fitness of 'Dre Russ' has been more reliable these days and it was a foregone conclusion he would return for an eighth season with KKR.
Shreyas Iyer will captain KKR in 2022
Indian superstar?
Venkatesh Iyer. After some consistent scoring in the IPL, Iyer has made an encouraging start to his international career and should see a bit of the ball this season.
Biggest strength?
The spin-bowling duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy is a formidable tandem full of tricks.
Where's the weakness?
The balance of the XI needs attention and they may rue not having a stronger option to keep wicket than Sheldon Jackson, with Sam Billings taking up a prized overseas spot.
Squad: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Tim Southee, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav
Likely starting XI: Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
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