IPL 2023 / This star player will return to IPL after 2 years, KKR took this strong decision in the auction

IPL 2023 Auction: Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL trophy in 2012 and 2014 under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. But after this the team failed to perform well. In IPL 2022, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the team could not qualify for the playoffs. But now the KKR team has made a big bet in the IPL 2023 auction to win the trophy. He has got a star player back in the team. Let's know about this player.

KKR made this bet

In the IPL 2023 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib has also played for the KKR team before. He has immense experience, which can be useful for the team. When no one bought Shakib in the IPL 2022 mega auction. This time his bay price was Rs 1.5 crore, at the same price KKR included him in their team.

KKR won many matches

Shakib Al Hasan is counted among the best all-rounders in the world. He is a player who specializes in killer bowling and dashing batting. Indian pitches have always been helpful to spinners. Shakib is famous for wreaking havoc on these pitches and he completes his overs quickly and proves to be very economical.

He has scored 793 runs with his bat in 71 matches of IPL, which includes two half-centuries. At the same time, he has taken 63 wickets with the ball. He is considered a great master of T20 cricket. As soon as Shakib joins the KKR team, his batting and bowling will be strong.

Liton Das also has open luck

Bangladesh's Liton Das has also been bought by the KKR team at a base price of 50 lakhs. Liton is running in very good form and is a specialist player in explosive batting.