Trent Boult and Chris Woakes were the best buys for the team Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2017 auction.
Also, right-handed batsman Ishank Jaggi, who had a great domestic season with the bat, has been included in the side for the upcoming season.
Here’s the complete list of players bought by KKR at the IPL 2017 auction:
| Player | Type | Bought for (Rs. lakhs) | Base price (Rs. lakhs) |
| Trent Boult (NZ) | Bowler | 500 | 150 |
| Chris Woakes (Eng) | All-rounder | 420 | 200 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile (Aus) | All-rounder | 350 | 100 |
| Rishi Dhawan (Ind) | All-rounder | 55 | 30 |
| Darren Bravo (WI) | Batsman | 50 | 50 |
| Rovman Powell (WI) | All-rounder | 30 | 30 |
| Sayan Ghosh (Ind) | Bowler | 10 | 10 |
| R. Sanjay Yadav (Ind) | Bowler | 10 | 10 |
| Ishank Jaggi (Ind) | Batsman | 10 | 10 |
Final squad of KKR for IPL 2017: Gautam Gambhir (c), Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Ankit Rajpoot, Trent Boult, Chris Woakes, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rishi Dhawan, Darren Bravo, Rovman Powell, Sayan Ghosh, R Sanjay Yadav, Ishank Jaggi
