Brendon McCullum spoke about their retention ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022 Mega Auction

The Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) coach, Brendon McCullum, discussed the team’s future plans ahead of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2022 Mega Auction. He added that they had four players, each with their own set of skills.

KKR has retained Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, and Varun Chakravarthy.

“I think the four guys that we have – Narine, Russell, Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer – in them we have four skill-sets that are not easily available in any kind of auction situation. The guys tick off some skill-sets that are rare and I feel very lucky to have been able to secure those guys.” McCullum said

He mentioned another positive element of the retentions. He stated that they have chosen two players who have been with KKR for a long time and two others who are promising young players.

Varun Chakravarthy

“Another good aspect is that two of them have been at KKR for a long period of time and then you’ve got both Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer who have been here a couple of years and are obviously really developing and emerging talents. We are very fortunate to be in the position we are in,” McCullum said.

Meanwhile, KKR CEO Venky Mysore expressed his delight at the retentions. They formed “a really good nucleus” for the franchise, he noted.

“I’m really excited to be a part of KKR because this time I hope we will get to play in front of the Indian crowd at the Eden Gardens with the fans fully supporting and shouting for us and I hope I’ll be able to make them proud,” Chakravarthy said.

Apart from the two, Venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine were also retained for Rs 8 crore and Rs 6 crore, respectively.

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