Cricket IPL IPL IPL 2021 retention: KKR retains Kuldeep Yadav, releases Tom Banton, Siddhesh Lad IPL 2021 retention: KKR will head to the next auction with 17 players in its squad including skipper Eoin Morgan, vice-captain Dinesh Karthik and all-rounder Andre Russell. Team Sportstar Kolkata 20 January, 2021 18:36 IST Navdeep Saini celebrates after dismissing Tom Banton during RCB's match against KKR. - BCCI/Sportzpics Team Sportstar Kolkata 20 January, 2021 18:36 IST Kolkata Knight Riders did not chop and change too much in the IPL retention window on Wednesday. It released only five players – Tom Banton, Chris Green, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik and M. Siddharth.KKR will head to the next auction with 17 players in its squad including skipper Eoin Morgan, vice-captain Dinesh Karthik and all-rounder Andre Russell.READ| IPL 2021 retention: Kings XI Punjab releases Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Cottrell KKR released players: M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Chris Green, Tom BantonKKR retained players: Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Harry Gurney, Ali KhanKKR finished IPL 2020 with 14 points from as many matches, but missed out on a Playoffs spot owing to a poorer run rate (-0.214) than the Royal Challengers Bangalore (-0.172). Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.