"They are two very good senior international players so (coach) John Buchanan and the team management thought that if they are not going to have the opportunity (to play) it is unfair to keep them around," Bhattacharya was quoted as saying by 'Cricinfo'.

Chopra played in Kolkata's first two matches, but got the opportunity to bat only once while Bangar played the match against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday but made just two and could not leave any impression.

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"Nobody is ever happy about going back, but they took it in right frame of mind," Bhattacharya. He, however, asserted that both the players would be back for the third edition of the IPL since they had a three-year contract with KKR.

The Kolkata outfit now have a 20-player squad, Bhattacharya said. "Right now we are down to 11 Indians and seven of them need to play so we don't think we will trim it," he added.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad:
Anureet Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Ashok Dinda, Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Arindam Ghosh, Moises Henriques, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Murali Kartik, Charl Langeveldt, Brendon McCullum, Mashrafe Mortaza, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Wriddhiman Saha, Shoaib Shaikh, Ishant Sharma, Laxmi Shukla, Yashpal Singh.