Kolkata, March 19 -- On any given day, Kolkata Knight Riders are assured of eight overs of spin from Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. Opening the bowling, one change in the Powerplay, the middle overs or at the death-Narine and Chakravarthy have proven to be KKR's all-terrain master stroke in the IPL, season after season. Now factor in Moeen Ali, roped in this year, and KKR's spin attack looks to be as potent as it was when Shakib Al Hasan was with them. The investment in the three spinners alone stands at Rs.26 crore, more than a fifth of champions KKR's salary purse for this season.
KKR aren't the only franchise invested heavily in spinners. To retain Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, Delhi Capitals have spent Rs.19.75 crore. For Gujarat...