KKR became the IPL champions for the first time in 2012, defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final.
Chasing 193 at the Wankhede Stadium, West Indies got off to a bad start as the side lost Chris Gayle (5) and Marlon Samuels (8) by the third over of the innings and the side was restricted to 19/2
After KKR, led by Dinesh Karthik, failed to reach the playoffs last season, the franchise recently dropped some key players like Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn
KKR spent more than a third of their available purse for IPL 2020 auction on Australian pacer Pat Cummins alone, buying him for Rs 15.5 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, have the deepest available purse of Rs 35.65 crore, which they will use to bid aggressively during the IPL 2020 auction
West Indies managed to post 96-run target as Indian bowlers wreaked havoc. India, too, had a shaky start but the low total made the chase easy
Terming KKR the worst fielding side, Russell opined that the batting hasn't been the problem
His remarks come after the underutilisation of Russell with the bat in the IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday
18 cricketers retained ahead of the player auction; salary purse also increased to Rs 800 million