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Xtra Time Web Desk: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have retained former skipper Dinesh Karthik ahead of the IPL 2021 season. The Tamil Nadu captain was under fire last season due to his poor form with the bat but still managed to find favours with the franchise. The Kolkata based franchise however has parted ways with Tom Banton after just one season while retaining most of their core players. 

Along with Banton, KKR have also released Chris Green, Siddhesh Lad and Harry Gurney. 

Among the star players retained by KKR are captain Eoin Morgan , Dinesh Karthik, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav. The young pacer duo of Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi has also been retained along with last season's find Varun Chakravarthy. The franchise now have INR 10.85 crores remaining in their purse.

Retained players: Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney, Sandeep Warrier.

Released players: Tom Banton, Chris Green, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, M Siddharth, Harry Gurney