Kolkata Knight Riders Retained & Released Players List for IPL 2026
Total Players
KKR Retain Players
KKR Release Players
25 Players
09 Players
12 Players
(04 Indian + 05 Overseas)
(10 Indian + 02 Overseas)
Kolkata Knight Riders Released Players List for IPL 2026
S.No.
KKR Released Players
Team
Price ( ₹)
Role
1
Luvnith Sisodia
India
30.00 L
WK-Batsman
2
Quinton de Kock
South Africa
03.60 Cr
WK-Batsman
3
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Afghanistan
02.00 Cr
WK-Batsman
4
Andre Russell
West Indies
12.00 Cr
All Rounder
5
Venkatesh Iyer
India
23.75 Cr
All Rounder
6
Moeen Ali
England
02.00 Cr
All Rounder
7
Mayank Markande
India
30.00 L
Bowler
8
Anrich Nortje
South Africa
06.50 Cr
Bowler
9
Spencer Johnson
Australia
02.80 Cr
Bowler
KKR Retain Players List in IPL 2026 Auction
Team Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Auction
1
IPL 2026 Retentions
60.70 Cr
2
IPL 2026 Auction Spent
63.85 Cr
3
KKR 2027 Purse Left
45.0 L
4
KKR 2026 All Players
25 Players (17 Indian + 08 Overseas)
Kolkata Knight Retain Players List for IPL 2026 Team
S.No.
KKR Retain Players
Team
Price 2026 ( ₹)
Role
1
Ajinkya Rahane
India
1.50 Cr
Batsman
2
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
India
3.00 Cr
Batsman
3
Manish Pandey
India
75.0 L
Batsman
4
Rinku Singh
India
13.00 Cr
Batsman
5
Rovman Powell
West Indies
1.50 Cr
Batsman
6
Anukul Roy
India
40.0 L
All-Rounder
7
Ramandeep Singh
India
4.00 Cr
All-Rounder
8
Sunil Narine
West Indies
12.00 Cr
All-Rounder
9
Harshit Rana
India
4.00 Cr
Bowler
10
Umran Malik
India
75.00 L
Bowler
11
Vaibhav Arora
India
1.80 Cr
Bowler
12
Varun Chakaravarthy
India
12.00 Cr
Bowler
Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad for IPL 2026
Ready to battle Kolkata Knight Riders’ energy in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026! Here is the complete Kolkata Knight Riders – KKR Squad for IPL 2026, ready to face the Challenge:
Team Kolkata Knight Riders Players List 2024
Total Players
KKR Batsmen
KKR All Rounders
KKR Bowlers
25 Players
10 Players
06 Players
09 Players
(06 Indian + 04 Overseas)
(04 Indian + 02 Overseas)
(07 Indian + 02 Overseas)
Kolkata Knight Riders – Team KKR Full Squad for IPL 2026
S.No.
Team KKR Players 2026
Team
Price ( ₹)
Role
1
Cameron Green
Australia
25.20 Cr
Batsman
2
Rahul Tripathi
India
75.0 L
Batsman
3
Ajinkya Rahane
India
1.50 Cr
Batsman
4
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
India
3.00 Cr
Batsman
5
Manish Pandey
India
75.0 L
Batsman
6
Rinku Singh
India
13.00 Cr
Batsman
7
Rovman Powell
West Indies
1.50 Cr
Batsman
8
Finn Allen
New Zealand
2.00 Cr
WK-Batsman
9
Tim Seifert
New Zealand
1.50 Cr
WK-Batsman
10
Tejasvi Dahiya
India
3.00 Cr
WK-Batsman
11
Rachin Ravindra
New Zealand
2.00 Cr
All-Rounder
12
Sarthak Ranjan
India
30.0 L
All-Rounder
13
Daksh Kamra
India
30.0 L
All-Rounder
14
Anukul Roy
India
40.0 L
All-Rounder
15
Ramandeep Singh
India
4.00 Cr
All-Rounder
16
Sunil Narine
West Indies
12.00 Cr
All-Rounder
17
Matheesha Pathirana
Sri Lanka
18.00 Cr
Bowler
18
Mustafizur Rahman
Bangladesh
9.20 Cr
Bowler
19
Akash Deep
India
1.00 Cr
Bowler
20
Kartik Tyagi
India
30.0 L
Bowler
21
Prashant Solanki
India
30.0 L
Bowler
22
Harshit Rana
India
4.00 Cr
Bowler
23
Umran Malik
India
75.00 L
Bowler
24
Vaibhav Arora
India
1.80 Cr
Bowler
25
Varun Chakaravarthy
India
12.00 Cr
Bowler
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11 for IPL 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders – Team KKR Playing 11 for IPL 2026
S.No.
Team KKR Playing 11
Team
Role
1
Finn Allen
WI
WK-Batsman
2
Ajinkya Rahane
IND
Batsman
3
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
IND
Batsman
4
Rahul Tripathi
IND
All Rounder
5
Rinku Singh
IND
Batsman
6
Rovman Powell
SA
WK-Batsman
7
Sunil Narine
WI
All Rounder
8
Varun Chakaravarthy
IND
Bowler
9
Harshit Rana
IND
Bowler
10
Vaibhav Arora
IND
Bowler
11
Matheesha Pathirana
SL
Bowler
Team Kolkata Knight Riders Schedule with Results for IPL 2026
Team Kolkata Knight Riders Matches Schedule for IPL 2025
Date
Match No
Team KKR VS
Matches City
Matches Venue
Mar 22, Sat
1st Match
Team RCB
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
Mar 26, Wed
6th Match
Team RR
Guwahati
Barsapara Cricket Stadium
Mar 31, Mon
12th Match
Team MI
Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium
Apr 03, Thu
15th Match
Team SRH
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
Apr 06, Sun
19th Match
Team LSG
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
Apr 11, Fri
25th Match
Team CSK
Chennai
MA Chidambaram Stadium
Apr 15, Tue
31st Match
Team PBKS
Chandigarh
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Apr 21, Mon
39th Match
Team GT
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
Apr 26, Sat
44th Match
Team PBKS
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
Apr 29, Tue
48th Match
Team DC
Delhi
Arun Jaitley Stadium
May 04, Sun
54th Match
Team RR
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
May 07, Wed
58th Match
Team CSK
Kolkata
Eden Gardens
May 10, Sat
61st Match
Team SRH
Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
May 17, Sat
69th Match
Team RCB
Bengaluru
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
Top 05 Batsmen with Most Runs for Team KKR in the IPL 2025
The Top 5 Most Runs for Team Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025
Rank
Players
Matches
Inn / NO
BA
Runs Scored
Strike Rate
HS
50 / 100
4s / 6s
1st
SP Narine
15
14 / 00
34.85
488
180.74
109
03 / 01
50 / 33
2nd
PD Salt
12
12 / 01
39.54
435
182
89*
04 / 00
50 / 24
3rd
VR Iyer
15
13 / 05
46.25
370
158.79
70
04 / 00
35 / 19
4th
SS Iyer
15
14 / 05
39
351
146.86
58*
02 / 00
34 / 14
5th
AD Russell
15
09 / 02
31.71
222
185
64*
01 / 00
20 / 165
M / Inn / NO – Match / Innings / Not Out || BA – Batting Average || SR – Strike Rate || HS – Highest Score
Top 05 Bowlers with Most Wickets for Team KKR in the IPL 2025
The Top 5 Most Wickets for Team Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025
Rank
Players
M / Inn
Overs
MO
Wickets
BBI
B Eco
Bow SR
4/5 Wkts
1st
CV Varun
15 / 14
50
00
21
3/16
8.04
14.28
00 / 00
2nd
AD Russell
15 / 14
29.2
00
19
3/19
10.05
9.26
00 / 00
3rd
Harshit Rana
13 / 11
42.1
01
19
3/24
9.08
13.31
00 / 00
4th
SP Narine
15 / 14
23/2
00
17
2/22
6.69
19.41
00 / 00
5th
MA Starc
14 / 13
41.5
00
17
4/33
10.61
14.76
01 / 00
M / Inn – Matches / Innings || MO – Maiden Overs || B Eco – Bowling Economy || Bow SR – Bowling Strike rate
KKR Performance in IPL History (2008-2026)
Team Kolkata Knight Riders IPL History ( 2008 – 2026 )
1
IPL All Seasons Play
19 Seasons Play
2
IPL Wins
03 Time Champions
3
IPL Runners-up
01 Time Runners-up
4
IPL Playoffs
08 Times Qualify
Team Kolkata Knight Riders All IPL Seasons Performance ( 2008 – 2026 )
S.No.
IPL Sessions
IPL Point Table
KKR Final Stage
1
IPL 2008
6th out of 8
League Stage
2
IPL 2009
8th out of 8
League Stage
3
IPL 2010
6th out of 8
League Stage
4
IPL 2011
4th out of 10
Playoffs Qualify
5
IPL 2012
2nd out of 9
Champions
6
IPL 2013
7th out of 9
League Stage
7
IPL 2014
2nd out of 8
Champions
8
IPL 2015
5th out of 8
League Stage
9
IPL 2016
4th out of 8
Playoffs Qualify
10
IPL 2017
3rd out of 8
Playoffs Qualify
11
IPL 2018
3rd out of 8
Playoffs Qualify
12
IPL 2019
5th out of 8
League Stage
13
IPL 2020
5th out of 8
League Stage
14
IPL 2021
4th out of 8
Runners-up
15
IPL 2022
7th out of 10
League Stage
16
IPL 2023
7th out of 10
League Stage
17
IPL 2024
1st out of 10
Champions
18
IPL 2025
8th out of 10
League Stage
19
IPL 2026
NA
Team KKR Matches Winning Percentage in IPL History
IPL Team KKR All Matches Result Summary
IPL Seasons Play
19 Seasons
KKR Matches Play
265
KKR Matches Wins
135
KKR Matches Lost
124
No Result
02
KKR Win %
51.71 %
Top 10 Batsmen with Most Runs for Team KKR in IPL History
Top 10 Most Runs for Team Team Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL History ( 2008 – 2026 )
Rank
Players
KKR Span
M
Inn / NO
BA
Runs
SR
HS
50 / 100
4s / 6s
1st
G Gambhir
2011-2017
108
108 / 12
31.61
3035
124.28
93
27 / 00
352 / 46
2nd
RV Uthappa
2014-2019
86
84 / 04
30.48
2439
136.25
87
16 / 00
255 / 85
3rd
AD Russell
2014-2024
120
101 / 20
29.95
2426
175.79
88*
11 / 00
167 / 206
4th
N Rana
2018-2024
90
86 / 08
28.19
2199
136.32
87
14 / 00
203 / 107
5th
YK Pathan
2011-2017
106
91 / 31
31.55
1893
138.27
72
07 / 01
150 / 85
6th
SP Narine
2012-2024
177
110 / 20
17.04
1534
165.83
109
07 / 01
164 / 97
7th
Shubman Gill
2018-2021
58
55 / 10
31.48
1417
123
76
10 / 00
137 / 36
8th
VR Iyer
2021-2024
51
49 / 07
31.57
1326
137.12
104
11 / 01
121 / 61
9th
MK Pandey
2014-2024
56
53 / 12
32
1312
125.43
94
06 / 00
104 / 40
10th
JH Kallis
2011-2014
56
54 / 05
26.42
1295
106.76
80*
07 / 00
128 / 23
M / Inn / NO – Match / Innings / Not Out || BA – Batting Average || SR – Strike Rate || HS – Highest Score
Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets for Team KKR in IPL History
Top 10 Most Wickets for Team Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL History ( 2008 – 2026 )
Rank
Players
KKR Span
M / Inn
Overs
MO
Wickets
BBI
B Eco
Bow SR
4/5 Wkts
1st
SP Narine
2012-2024
177 / 175
679.1
03
180
5/19
6.73
22.63
07 / 01
2nd
AD Russell
2014-2024
120 / 105
259.5
00
114
5/15
9.3
13.67
02 / 01
3rd
CV Varun
2020-2024
70 / 69
261.4
01
82
5/20
7.51
19.14
01 / 01
4th
PP Chawla
2014-2019
70 / 69
223.2
00
66
4/32
8.21
20.3
01 / 00
5th
UT Yadav
2014-2023
67 / 67
228.3
02
65
4/23
8.4
21.09
02 / 00
6th
Shakib Al Hasan
2011-2021
51 / 50
179.3
01
47
3/17
7.17
22.91
00 / 00
7th
JH Kallis
2011-2014
56 / 48
153
01
42
3/13
7.53
21.85
00 / 0
8th
Kuldeep Yadav
2016-2020
45 / 43
149.2
00
40
4/20
8.27
22.4
01 / 00
9th
L Balaji
2011-2013
35 / 35
124.3
02
33
4/18
7.38
22.63
01 / 00
10th
M Morkel
2014-2016
29 / 29
111.3
02
32
2/18
7.8
20.9
00 / 00
M / Inn – Matches / Innings || MO – Maiden Overs || B Eco – Bowling Economy || Bow SR – Bowling Strike rate
