PBKS vs KKR: Why is Shakib Al Hasan Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match? Check KKR Playing 11

The big news update from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp is that their senior overseas all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is not available for selection in the starting few matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season. Kolkata Knight Riders are currently playing their opening match of IPL 2023 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Despite the absence of their regular skipper Shreyas Iyer, the Kolkata Knight Riders will be eyeing to do well in the IPL 2023 season both in the batting as well as bowling departments.

PBKS vs KKR: Why is Shakib Al Hasan Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is currently not available to participate in the PBKS vs KKR IPL 2023 match as he will be playing the one-off Test match for Bangladesh against Ireland scheduled to begin from 4 April, 2023 in Dhaka. During the IPL 2023 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Shakib at a price worth INR 1.5 Crore and he has played for the KKR franchise during the past in the IPL as well. The senior Bangladesh all-rounder has scored a total of 793 runs from 71 IPL matches so far and also taken as many as 63 wickets at an economy of less than 8. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have the all-rounder duo of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine in the line-up who will have a major responsibility this year.

KKR Playing 11

1. Mandeep Singh
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
3. Nitish Rana (C)
4. Andre Russell
5. Rinku Singh
6. Sunil Narine
7. Shardul Thakur
8. Anukul Roy
9. Tim Southee
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Varun Chakravarthy

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Kolkata Knight Riders 2023 Squad

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