Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are poised for intense bidding wars during December’s IPL mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, with both franchises entering the December 16 event holding the largest purses among the ten teams.

KKR entered the auction with a purse of Rs 64.30 crore after releasing non-performing assets in Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore) and Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), while CSK, despite trading Sanju Samson, have freed up Rs 40 crore by letting go of a host of players.

The Knight Riders will be looking to rebuild their squad from scratch, while CSK are likely to revamp their bowling attack and may attempt to buy back Matheesha Pathirana or target Ben Stokes to restore balance, provided he is available after the Ashes.

They have released Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali an

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