Kolkata Knight Riders will be one of the 10 teams competing this year in the top League of the Cricketing World, Indian Premier League 2023 edition. The winner of IPL trophies in 2012 & 2014 they will surely begin the IPL 16th edition as one of the favorites.
KKR Squad 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders squad has the potential to repeat what happened in 2012 and 2014 when they reached the podium.
Although KKR last won the IPL Trophy 8 years back but their team on paper is surely strong enough to make them a contender Ito feature in IPL winners list once again.
Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad 2023
Presence of 7th highest wicket taker in IPL history Sunil Narine and new captain Shreays Iyer clearly shows that KKR management means business this year and want to ends the trophy drought.
Kolkata Knight Riders Player List
| Player name | Role | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All-Rounder | Left Handed | Slow Left Arm orthodox |
| Mandeep Singh | All-Rounder | Right Handed | Right Arm Medium |
| Litton Das | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler | Left Handed | Left Arm Medium fast |
| David Wiese | All-Rounder | Right Handed | Right Arm Medium fast |
| Suyash ShArma | Bowler | Right Handed | Leg Break |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast Medium |
| N. Jagadeesan | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Shreyas Iyer | Batter | Right Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
| Nitish Rana | Batter | Left Handed | Right Arm Medium |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | Left Handed | Right Arm Medium |
| Andre Russell | All-Rounder | Right Handed | Right Arm fast |
| Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | Left Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm Medium |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast |
| Tim Southee | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast Medium |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm Medium fast |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | Right Handed | Leg Break googly |
| Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | Left Handed | Slow Left Arm orthodox |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | Left Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
Andre Russell*, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T)*, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T)*, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine*, Tim Southee*, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders Auction Details
Kolkata Knight Riders Player with Price
- Will be updated after auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Players
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Players List
- Andre Russell*,
- Anukul Roy,
- Harshit Rana,
- Lockie Ferguson (T)*,
- Nitish Rana,
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T)*,
- Rinku Singh,
- Shardul Thakur (T),
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Sunil Narine*,
- Tim Southee*,
- Umesh Yadav,
- Varun Chakaravarthy,
- Venkatesh Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders New Players
Kolkata Knight Riders New Players List
- Will be updated later.
Kolkata Knight Riders Released Players
Kolkata Knight Riders Released Players List
- Aaron Finch*,
- Abhijeet Tomar,
- Ajinkya Rahane,
- Alex Hales*,
- Ashok Sharma,
- Baba Indrajith,
- Chamika Karunaratne*,
- Mohammad Nabi*,
- Pat Cummins*,
- Pratham Singh,
- Ramesh Kumar,
- Rasikh Dar,
- Sam Billings*,
- Sheldon Jackson,
- Shivam Mavi
Kolkata Knight Riders Overseas Players for IPL 2023
Two players each from West Indies and England in Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sam Billings and Alex hales almost covers all basis. In addition couple of fast bowler from Australia and New Zealand in the form of Southee and Cummins with same number of all-rounders from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan made them one of the squads that will heavily depend on their foreign players.
Kolkata Knight Riders Foreign Players List
- Andre Russell*,
- Lockie Ferguson (T)*,
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T)*,
- Sunil Narine*,
- Tim Southee*,
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Details
Kolkata Knight Riders Captain
Young Indian batting sensation Shreays Iyer has been appointed as new captain of KKR for IPL 2023 and he will continue to lead the side in 2023 season. He took charge from Eoin Morgan who led the Kolkata franchise 2021.
Kolkata Knight Riders Batsmen
Kolkata Knight Riders Batsman List
- Will be updated later.
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowlers
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowlers List
- Will be updated later.
Kolkata Knight Riders All Rounders
Kolkata Knight Riders All Rounders List
- Will be updated later.
Kolkata Knight Riders Wicket Keepers
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Kolkata Knight Riders Owners
KKR is owned by Famous Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Indian business giant Mehta group Jay Mehta Collectively.
Kolkata Knight Riders Captain List
So far KKR have been led by 6 captains. Gautham Gambhir has the longest stint as a captain as he led them for 6 years and he is not only best KKR captain but also one of IPL most successful too.
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
| SC Ganguly | 2008-2010 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48.14 |
| BB McCullum | 2009-2009 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 |
| G Gambhir | 2011-2017 | 122 | 69 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 57.43 |
| JH Kallis | 2011-2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| KD Karthik | 2018-2020 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.7 |
| EJG Morgan | 2020-2021 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 47.91 |
KKR Coaching and Supporting Staff
Kolkata Knight Riders Head Coach
KKR management has appointed former Indian wicket-keeper and renowned coach in first class cricket Chandrakant Pandit for IPL season 2023. He replaced Former Captain and Opener of KKR, Brendon Mcullum who has taken the job as England’s men coach few months earlier. McCullum took the reins of KKR in 2019.
KKR Assistant Coach
Former Indian ODI cricketer and Mumbai player Abhishik Nayar appointed as Assistant coach of KKR for IPL 2022 edition. Nayar was a useful contributor both with bat and ball for Mumbai at domestic level. He represented Mumbai Indians, Pune and Rajasthan Royals during his IPL career.
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling Coach
Former Indian bowling coach Bharat Aarun appointed as KKR bowling coach for 2022 IPL edition. He replaced former New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills.
KKR Fielding Coach
Former England wicket keeper James Foster who was appointed as fielding coach of KKR last year will continue his role this year as well.
KKR Mentor
Australian all-rounder David Hussey continues to perform the duties of mentor of Kolkata. Hussey is one of the limited over specialist and has represented different teams in various T20 franchise cricket leagues.
| Designation | Name |
| Owner | Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta |
| Team Manager | Wayne Bentley |
| Direct of Cricket Operations | Wenky Mysore |
| Head Coach | Chanderkanth Pandit |
| Bowling Coach | Bharat Aarun |
| Mentor | David Hussey (Aus) |
| Fielding Coach | James Foster (Eng) |
| Talent Scouts | AR Srikanth |
Kolkata Knight Riders Home Ground
Kolkata Knight Riders Home Ground is the iconic Eden Gardens Kolkata Stadium. It has hosted many big matches including World Cup finals as well and it is the third biggest Stadium of the world.
