Kolkata Knight Riders batting order and playing 11, IPL 2008
KKR most often opened with Salman Butt and Aakash Chopra in IPL 2008, with Sourav Ganguly at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salman Butt | 1 (7) | 7 | 193 | 119.9 |
| 2 | Aakash Chopra | 2 (3), 1 (1), 7 (1) | 5 | 42 | 80.8 |
| 2 | Brendon McCullum | 2 (3), 1 (1) | 4 | 188 | 204.3 |
| 3 | Sourav GangulyMoved around | 3 (6), 2 (4), 1 (2), 4 (1) | 13 | 349 | 113.7 |
| 3 | Debabrata DasMoved around | 3 (2), 4 (2), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 6 | 103 | 109.6 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting | 3 (4) | 4 | 39 | 73.6 |
| 4 | David HusseyMoved around | 4 (7), 5 (6) | 13 | 319 | 123.2 |
| 4 | Brad Hodge | 4 (2), 2 (1) | 3 | 12 | 70.6 |
| 5 | Tatenda Taibu | 5 (3) | 3 | 31 | 119.2 |
| 6 | Laxmi Ratan ShuklaMoved around | 6 (7), 7 (4), 5 (1) | 12 | 163 | 133.6 |
| 6 | Mohammad HafeezMoved around | 6 (3), 2 (2), 5 (2), 1 (1) | 8 | 64 | 77.1 |
| 7 | Wriddhiman SahaMoved around | 7 (5), 6 (2), 1 (1), 4 (1), 8 (1) | 10 | 159 | 133.6 |
| 8 | Ajit Agarkar | 8 (5), 3 (1) | 6 | 54 | 117.4 |
| 8 | Iqbal Abdulla | 8 (1) | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 9 | Umar Gul | 9 (3), 8 (1) | 4 | 39 | 205.3 |
| 9 | Murali Kartik | 9 (2), 8 (1) | 3 | 30 | 111.1 |
| 9 | Shoaib Akhtar | 9 (1) | 1 | 2 | 28.6 |
| 10 | Ishant Sharma | 10 (4), 9 (1) | 5 | 11 | 100.0 |
| 11 | Ashok Dinda | 11 (2) | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for KKR in IPL 2008?
KKR most often opened with Salman Butt and Aakash Chopra in IPL 2008, with Sourav Ganguly at No. 3.
Who batted as KKR's finisher?
Laxmi Ratan Shukla batted most often at No. 6 (12 innings, 163 runs).
How settled was the KKR top order?
Salman Butt batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Aakash Chopra batted at No. 2 in 60% of their innings.