KKR played a big bet in the middle of IPL, got the World Cup winning player entered in the team

IPL 2023: IPL 2023 has started with a bang. It has been known only after the first 7 matches that like every time this season is also going to be a blast. But the team of Kolkata Knight Riders seems to be in a bit of trouble this season. Players of KKR team are constantly getting injured. But in the meantime, a brilliant batsman has entered the KKR team.

Deadly batsman's entry in KKR's team

England's World Cup winning player Jason Roy has been entered in KKR's team. Roy has been signed by the KKR team for Rs 2.8 crore. Roy, who previously featured in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, last played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2021 season. In 2021, he played five matches, scoring 150 runs with one half-century. Roy has played 64 T20Is for England, scoring 1522 runs with 8 fifties and a strike rate of 137.61.

Went to the auction unsold

Please tell that Jason Roy was unsold in the IPL 2023 auction. His base price was Rs 1.5 crore, but no team showed interest in buying this player. Whereas earlier this player was a part of Gujarat Titans. Roy is considered one of the most lethal opening batsmen in the world and can be a good signing for KKR.

KKR is going through injury of players

Please tell that the KKR team is currently struggling with the injury of the players. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer has already been ruled out of this season due to a back injury. Iyer has even been out of the final of the World Test Championship. After which Nitish Rana was appointed as the new captain of KKR. At the same time, KKR's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has already refused to play this season.