Kolkata (West Bengal), Jan. 20 -- : Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday announced that the side has decided to release Tom Banton and Chris Green from their squad ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season.

Along with Green and Banton, Siddesh Lad and Nikhil Naik have also been released. Pat Cummins who was bought for Rs 15.5 crore for the IPL 2020 season has been retained and he will once again be seen donning purple and gold.

KKR retained players: Eoin Morgan, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh.

Released players: ...