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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prasannaf" data-source="post: 9774371" data-attributes="member: 372"><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/squad/495841.html" target="_blank">Kolkata Knight Riders</a>  No of players bought: 12 (5 Indian, 7 overseas)Money spent: $8.57mBig-ticket signing: Gautam Gambhir ($2.4m) and Yusuf Pathan ($2.1m)Bargain buy: Brad Haddin ($325,000) and Shakib Al Hasan ($425,000) Eyebrow-raiser: Manoj Tiwary ($475,000). Kolkata hadn't chased  any of the players they previously had in their squad over the past  three years, but towards the end of the first day they decided to go  after Tiwary. One that got away: With two major buys in the first hour, Kolkata didn't have the money to raise the stakes high on too many other players.   Splashing the cash early meant they had a strong Indian batting core to  rely on in Gautam Gambhir - their likely captain - and Yusuf Pathan.  And, in a tournament where the strength of the Indian players determines  team fortunes, they already have five players who should start most  matches. They also supplemented that with three value-for-money foreign  allrounders - Jacques Kallis, Shakib Al Hasan and Netherlands' Ryan ten  Doeschate. One of their major drawbacks in previous seasons was the lack  of a potent bowling attack, a weakness that persists with the current  squad. They have Brett Lee, in his prime one of the finest limited-overs  bowlers, but after being repeatedly ravaged by injury, it remains to be  seen whether he retains the magic of old.    SquadBatsmen: Gautam Gambhir ($2.4m), Manoj Tiwary ($475,000), Eoin Morgan ($350,000)Bowlers: L Balaji ($500,000), Brett Lee ($400,000), Jaidev Unadkat ($250,000), James Pattinson ($100,000)Allrounders: Yusuf Pathan ($2.1m), Jacques Kallis ($1.1m), Shakib Al Hasan ($425,000), Ryan ten Doeschate ($150,000)Wicketkeeper: Brad Haddin ($325,000)</blockquote>

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