IPL 2018: Strengths and weaknesses of Kolkata

Kolkata are always one of the teams to watch out for in the Indian Premier League. The team owned by Shah Rukh Khan always has some big names in the line-up, but that’s where its fans will be slightly disappointed as no big Indian players are in the team.

Let's take a look at the strength and weaknesses of the squad

Strengths

Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa will be the likely openers to give Kolkata a good start.

Sunil Narine is another player to be dependent as he is capable enough to clear the boundaries

Narine is Kolkata's biggest strength in bowling department also. He can take wickets in hard moments.

Dinesh Karthik and India U-19 stars Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi are the other performers of the franchise.

Weaknesses

There is over-reliance on young players

Karthik's inexperience in leading a side will also play an important role

The size of the squad is another worry as the franchise will be entering the ground with only 19 players.

Here is the complete squad of Kolkata

Venue: Eden Gardens

Retained:
Sunil Narine (12.5 cr)
Andre Russell (8.5 cr)

Purchased:
Mitchell Starc (9.4 cr), Chris Lynn (9.6 cr), Dinesh Karthik (7.4 cr), Robin Uthappa (6.4 cr), Piyush Chawla (4.2 cr), Kuldeep Yadav (5.8 cr), Shubman Gill (1.8 cr), Ishank Jaggi (20 L), Kamlesh Nagarkotti (3.2 cr), Nitish Rana (3.4 cr), Vinay Kumar (1 cr), Apoorv Wankhade (20 L), Rinku Singh (80 L), Shivam Mavi (3 cr), Mitchell Johnson (2 cr), Javon Searles (30 L), Cameron Delport (30 L)