Kolkata Knight Riders

Likely retentions:

•Gill

Reason: future of Indian cricket and also could be a good captain if trained and backed

•Varun

Reason: mystery spinner are future of t20 cricket and having a Indian mystery spinner will help for the balance of side

•Russell 

Reason: their go to player since he was picked has ability to finish and bowl 140+kmph balls and good dead bowler aswell

•V iyer

Reason: finding a left hand opener in Indian domestic is difficult and a left hand opener with hittinf ability and has ability to bowl is close to impossible to find so they will look to retain him

Players they look to get back:

1.rana

2.narine

3.tripathi

4.ferguson

5.mavi