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Sam Billings, one of Kolkata Knight Riders’ regular wicket-keepers, has decided not to take part in IPL 2023, mentioning that his focus is on the longer format with his county Kent. Billings, who was picked by KKR for INR 2 crore in last year’s auction, confirmed his decision on social media.

Chandrakant Pandit has assured that he will study KKR's methods to fulfil all the cricketing demands before taking charge in IPL 2023. Pandit had a successful Ranji Trophy campaign with Madhya Pradesh and due to that, he got a reward with an IPL contract, that too for the two-time champions.

Ajinkya Rahane suffered an injury during the Indian Premier League 2022 and since then the Indian batter has been out of action from any form of cricket. The right-handed batter revealed that his rehab for the tendon injury is going well and he should be back to full fitness in the next eight weeks.