{"id":18037,"date":"2020-08-28T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T09:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=38928"},"modified":"2020-09-28T01:02:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T19:32:43","slug":"ipl-2020-top-10-highest-paid-kolkata-knight-riders-kkr-cricketers-in-ipl-moneyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2020-top-10-highest-paid-kolkata-knight-riders-kkr-cricketers-in-ipl-moneyball\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2020: Top 10 highest-paid Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketers and their salaries in IPL Moneyball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has earned immense popularity due to its celebrity ownership. Team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) became the IPL champions in the year 2012 and 2014 , by defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kings XI Punjab in the finals.<\/p>\n<h1>Top 10 highest- paid Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketers and their salaries in IPL Moneyball<\/h1>\n<h2>10. Shivam Mavi<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 3 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shivam Mavi is an Indian cricketer. In December 2017, he was named in India\u2019s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2018 IPL auction, held in January 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2018 Indian Premier League on April 14, 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Kamlesh Nagarkoti<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 3.2 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kamlesh Nagarkoti is an Indian cricketer. He made his last debut in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy, for Rajasthan on 26 February 2017. Just after two days, Kamlesh Nagarkoti took his first-ever hat-trick for Rajasthan in list A cricket, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Gujarat.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Nitish Rana<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 3.4 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nitish Rana is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who is also a member of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Varun Chakravarthy<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 4 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Varun Chakravarthy is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on September 2018. He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in his debut match, with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Eion Morgan<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 202 Salary: 5.2 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eion Joseph Gerard Morgan is an Irish-born cricketer who captains the England cricket team in limited overs. He is a left-handed batsman and plays county cricket for Middlesex and has played for England\u2019s Test, One Day International and Twenty20 international teams.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Kuldeep Yadav<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 5.8 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian cricketer. Kuldeep Yadav plays for India and\u00a0 Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and is going to play for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Dinesh Karthik<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary:\u00a0 7.4 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dinesh Karthik is Indian wicket-keeper and batsman who made his debut for the Indian cricket team in the year 2004. Dinesh Kartik became the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Indian Premier League in the year 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Andre Russell<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 8.5 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andre Dwayne Russell is a Jamaican professional cricketer who is greatly regarded as one of the best T20 players to have ever played the game. Andre Russell plays for West Indies and for Jamaican in West Indian domestic cricket as an all-rounder.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Sunil Narine<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 12.5 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sunil Philip Narine is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays internationally for tne West Indies. He made his One Day International debut in the year, 2011 and Test Match Debut in the year,2012. Sunil Narine is an left-handed batsman as well as primarily as an off-spin bowler.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Pat Cummins<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Salary: 15.5 crore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IPL 2020 Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Country: India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pat Cummins is the most costliest Kolkata Knight Riders ( KKR) team player. Pat Cummins is an Australian international cricketer who is currently the co-vice-captain of the Australian national team. He made his Test debut at the age of 18 and plays for domestic cricket and New South Wales. 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