Kolkata Knight Riders walked into the IPL 2026 auction to make headlines, which were not necessarily comfortable from a strategy point of view. After already committing a staggering ₹25.20 crore to Cameron Green earlier in the day, KKR doubled down on risk by splurging ₹18 crore on Matheesha Pathirana following a bidding war with Lucknow […]
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Kolkata Knight Riders made their loudest statement of the IPL 2026 auction by landing Cameron Green for a massive ₹25.20 crore, outlasting Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in a bidding war that underlined just how highly the Australian all-rounder is rated across franchises. CSK were the last to drop out at ₹25 crore, while […]
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Venkatesh Iyer could not have picked a better moment to remind the IPL ecosystem of his value. On the morning of the IPL 2026 Auction, the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder struck a decisive 70 off 43 balls while opening the innings against Punjab in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League Group A fixture, producing his […]
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As the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) seek to plug their glaring gap behind the stumps and add dynamic batting firepower, they will be on the hunt for a seasoned wicketkeeper-batter heading into the IPL 2026 Auction on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. With the largest remaining purse in the league — around ₹64.3 crore — […]
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