The likes of Pat Cummins, Alex Hales, and Sam Billings announced their decision to skip the tournament. The franchise has released a slew of players ranging from overseas players to local prospects.
Lockie Ferguson, Shardul Thakur, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were brought in through the trade window, a mere couple of days before the deadline for the submission of the retention list was to be submitted.
Observing that there is currently a massive shortage of batters in the KKR outfit following the release of the majority of the players, Chopra said on his YouTube channel:
Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana remain the mainstays in the batting unit. They are currently without any opening batters barring Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer, having released Ajinkya Rahane and Aaron Finch.
“KKR might be able to forge a decent playing XI, but they have no backup whatsoever” - Aakash Chopra
KKR still have a strong core, with all four of their initially retained players still part of the squad.
Their bold moves in the trade window have helped them to strengthen their probable playing XI, but they still have a lot of work to do in terms of bolstering the remainder of the squad.
Noting that their remaining seven crore might not be enough to get decent backup players at the auction, Chopra said:
Chopra continued:
The franchise has only been able to qualify for the playoffs once across the last four editions. They will have to be smart about their picks at the upcoming auction and rope in decent backup players in case injuries or poor form impact their campaign in 2023.
Did the two-time champions take the right decision by releasing the majority of their squad with an insufficient purse? Let us know what you think.
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