Kolkata Knight Riders Squad and KKR Schedule 2026 – Can the KKR Team Conquer the IPL 2026 League?

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad and KKR Schedule 2026 – Can the KKR Team Conquer the IPL 2026 League?

Kolkata Knight Riders Team Summary

Team Kolkata Knight Riders Summary
1Official WebsiteKolkata Knight Riders
2Short NameKKR, KKR Team, Team KKR 2026
3Team OwnerRed Chillies Entertainment
4Founded24 Jan 2008
5CityKolkata, West Bengal, India
6Team Jersey ColorsPurple Color with Gold Accents
7Home GroundEden Gardens Cricket Stadium
8Capacity68,000

Kolkata Knight Riders Team Staff 2026

All About Kolkata Knight Riders Team Staff 2026
1CaptainAjinkya Rahane
2Team Vice CaptainNA
3Icon / MentorDwayne Bravo
4Team ManagerWayne Bentley
5Head CoachAbhishek Nayar
6Assistant CoachShane Watson
7Bowling CoachTim Southee
8Power CoachAndre Russell
9Fielding CoachDishant Yagnik

KKR Released Players List for IPL 2026 Auction

Kolkata Knight Riders Retained & Released Players List for IPL 2026
Total PlayersKKR Retain PlayersKKR Release Players
25 Players09 Players12 Players
(04 Indian + 05 Overseas)(10 Indian + 02 Overseas)
Kolkata Knight Riders Released Players List for IPL 2026
S.No.KKR Released PlayersTeamPrice ( ₹)Role
1Luvnith SisodiaIndia30.00 LWK-Batsman
2Quinton de KockSouth Africa03.60 CrWK-Batsman
3Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan02.00 CrWK-Batsman
4Andre RussellWest Indies12.00 CrAll Rounder
5Venkatesh IyerIndia23.75 CrAll Rounder
6Moeen AliEngland02.00 CrAll Rounder
7Mayank MarkandeIndia30.00 LBowler
8Anrich NortjeSouth Africa06.50 CrBowler
9Spencer JohnsonAustralia02.80 CrBowler

KKR Retain Players List in IPL 2026 Auction

Team Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Auction
1IPL 2026 Retentions60.70 Cr
2IPL 2026 Auction Spent63.85 Cr
3KKR 2027 Purse Left45.0 L
4KKR 2026 All Players25 Players
(17 Indian + 08 Overseas)
Kolkata Knight Retain Players List for IPL 2026 Team
S.No.KKR Retain PlayersTeamPrice 2026 ( ₹)Role
1Ajinkya RahaneIndia1.50 CrBatsman
2Angkrish RaghuvanshiIndia3.00 CrBatsman
3Manish PandeyIndia75.0 LBatsman
4Rinku SinghIndia13.00 CrBatsman
5Rovman PowellWest Indies1.50 CrBatsman
6Anukul RoyIndia40.0 LAll-Rounder
7Ramandeep SinghIndia4.00 CrAll-Rounder
8Sunil NarineWest Indies12.00 CrAll-Rounder
9Harshit RanaIndia4.00 CrBowler
10Umran MalikIndia75.00 LBowler
11Vaibhav AroraIndia1.80 CrBowler
12Varun ChakaravarthyIndia12.00 CrBowler

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 PlayersKKR BatsmenKKR All RoundersKKR Bowlers
25 Players10 Players06 Players09 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 2026TeamPrice ( ₹)Role
1Cameron GreenAustralia25.20 CrBatsman
2Rahul TripathiIndia75.0 LBatsman
3Ajinkya RahaneIndia1.50 CrBatsman
4Angkrish RaghuvanshiIndia3.00 CrBatsman
5Manish PandeyIndia75.0 LBatsman
6Rinku SinghIndia13.00 CrBatsman
7Rovman PowellWest Indies1.50 CrBatsman
8Finn AllenNew Zealand2.00 CrWK-Batsman
9Tim SeifertNew Zealand1.50 CrWK-Batsman
10Tejasvi DahiyaIndia3.00 CrWK-Batsman
11Rachin RavindraNew Zealand2.00 CrAll-Rounder
12Sarthak RanjanIndia30.0 LAll-Rounder
13Daksh KamraIndia30.0 LAll-Rounder
14Anukul RoyIndia40.0 LAll-Rounder
15Ramandeep SinghIndia4.00 CrAll-Rounder
16Sunil NarineWest Indies12.00 CrAll-Rounder
17Matheesha PathiranaSri Lanka18.00 CrBowler
18Mustafizur RahmanBangladesh9.20 CrBowler
19Akash DeepIndia1.00 CrBowler
20Kartik TyagiIndia30.0 LBowler
21Prashant SolankiIndia30.0 LBowler
22Harshit RanaIndia4.00 CrBowler
23Umran MalikIndia75.00 LBowler
24Vaibhav AroraIndia1.80 CrBowler
25Varun ChakaravarthyIndia12.00 CrBowler

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11 for IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders – Team KKR Playing 11 for IPL 2026
S.No.Team KKR Playing 11TeamRole
1Finn AllenWIWK-Batsman
2Ajinkya RahaneINDBatsman
3Angkrish RaghuvanshiINDBatsman
4Rahul TripathiINDAll Rounder
5Rinku SinghINDBatsman
6Rovman PowellSAWK-Batsman
7Sunil NarineWIAll Rounder
8Varun ChakaravarthyINDBowler
9Harshit RanaINDBowler
10Vaibhav AroraINDBowler
11Matheesha PathiranaSLBowler

Team Kolkata Knight Riders Schedule with Results for IPL 2026

Team Kolkata Knight Riders Matches Schedule for IPL 2025
DateMatch NoTeam KKR VSMatches CityMatches Venue
Mar 22, Sat1st MatchTeam RCBKolkataEden Gardens
Mar 26, Wed6th MatchTeam RRGuwahatiBarsapara Cricket Stadium
Mar 31, Mon12th MatchTeam MIMumbaiWankhede Stadium
Apr 03, Thu15th MatchTeam SRHKolkataEden Gardens
Apr 06, Sun19th MatchTeam LSGKolkataEden Gardens
Apr 11, Fri25th MatchTeam CSKChennaiMA Chidambaram Stadium
Apr 15, Tue31st MatchTeam PBKSChandigarhMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Apr 21, Mon39th MatchTeam GTKolkataEden Gardens
Apr 26, Sat44th MatchTeam PBKSKolkataEden Gardens
Apr 29, Tue48th MatchTeam DCDelhiArun Jaitley Stadium
May 04, Sun54th MatchTeam RRKolkataEden Gardens
May 07, Wed58th MatchTeam CSKKolkataEden Gardens
May 10, Sat61st MatchTeam SRHHyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Stadium
May 17, Sat69th MatchTeam RCBBengaluruM.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
RankPlayersMatchesInn / NOBARuns ScoredStrike RateHS50 / 1004s / 6s
1stSP Narine1514 / 0034.85488180.7410903 / 0150 / 33
2ndPD Salt1212 / 0139.5443518289*04 / 0050 / 24
3rdVR Iyer1513 / 0546.25370158.797004 / 0035 / 19
4thSS Iyer1514 / 0539351146.8658*02 / 0034 / 14
5thAD Russell1509 / 0231.7122218564*01 / 0020 / 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
RankPlayersM / InnOversMOWicketsBBIB EcoBow SR4/5 Wkts
1stCV Varun15 / 145000213/168.0414.2800 / 00
2ndAD Russell15 / 1429.200193/1910.059.2600 / 00
3rdHarshit Rana13 / 1142.101193/249.0813.3100 / 00
4thSP Narine15 / 1423/200172/226.6919.4100 / 00
5thMA Starc14 / 1341.500174/3310.6114.7601 / 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 )
1IPL All Seasons Play19 Seasons Play
2IPL Wins03 Time Champions
3IPL Runners-up01 Time Runners-up
4IPL Playoffs08 Times Qualify
Team Kolkata Knight Riders All IPL Seasons Performance ( 2008 – 2026 )
S.No.IPL SessionsIPL Point TableKKR Final Stage
1IPL 20086th out of 8League Stage
2IPL 20098th out of 8League Stage
3IPL 20106th out of 8League Stage
4IPL 20114th out of 10Playoffs Qualify
5IPL 20122nd out of 9Champions
6IPL 20137th out of 9League Stage
7IPL 20142nd out of 8Champions
8IPL 20155th out of 8League Stage
9IPL 20164th out of 8Playoffs Qualify
10IPL 20173rd out of 8Playoffs Qualify
11IPL 20183rd out of 8Playoffs Qualify
12IPL 20195th out of 8League Stage
13IPL 20205th out of 8League Stage
14IPL 20214th out of 8Runners-up
15IPL 20227th out of 10League Stage
16IPL 20237th out of 10League Stage
17IPL 20241st out of 10Champions
18IPL 20258th out of 10League Stage
19IPL 2026NA

Team KKR Matches Winning Percentage in IPL History

IPL Team KKR All Matches Result Summary
IPL Seasons Play19 Seasons
KKR Matches Play265
KKR Matches Wins135
KKR Matches Lost124
No Result02
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 )
RankPlayersKKR SpanMInn / NOBARunsSRHS50 / 1004s / 6s
1stG Gambhir2011-2017108108 / 1231.613035124.289327 / 00352 / 46
2ndRV Uthappa2014-20198684 / 0430.482439136.258716 / 00255 / 85
3rdAD Russell2014-2024120101 / 2029.952426175.7988*11 / 00167 / 206
4thN Rana2018-20249086 / 0828.192199136.328714 / 00203 / 107
5thYK Pathan2011-201710691 / 3131.551893138.277207 / 01150 / 85
6thSP Narine2012-2024177110 / 2017.041534165.8310907 / 01164 / 97
7thShubman Gill2018-20215855 / 1031.4814171237610 / 00137 / 36
8thVR Iyer2021-20245149 / 0731.571326137.1210411 / 01121 / 61
9thMK Pandey2014-20245653 / 12321312125.439406 / 00104 / 40
10thJH Kallis2011-20145654 / 0526.421295106.7680*07 / 00128 / 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 )
RankPlayersKKR SpanM / InnOversMOWicketsBBIB EcoBow SR4/5 Wkts
1stSP Narine2012-2024177 / 175679.1031805/196.7322.6307 / 01
2ndAD Russell2014-2024120 / 105259.5001145/159.313.6702 / 01
3rdCV Varun2020-202470 / 69261.401825/207.5119.1401 / 01
4thPP Chawla2014-201970 / 69223.200664/328.2120.301 / 00
5thUT Yadav2014-202367 / 67228.302654/238.421.0902 / 00
6thShakib Al Hasan2011-202151 / 50179.301473/177.1722.9100 / 00
7thJH Kallis2011-201456 / 4815301423/137.5321.8500 / 0
8thKuldeep Yadav2016-202045 / 43149.200404/208.2722.401 / 00
9thL Balaji2011-201335 / 35124.302334/187.3822.6301 / 00
10thM Morkel2014-201629 / 29111.302322/187.820.900 / 00

M / Inn – Matches / Innings || MO – Maiden Overs || B Eco – Bowling Economy || Bow SR – Bowling Strike rate

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