Kolkata Knight Riders are three-time IPL winners. The team faced challenges in the 2025 edition of the franchise, but finished eighth in the points table.
The team is owned by actors Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Jay Mehta. The franchise’s home ground is the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata and is known for its passionate “Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo” (Perform, Fight, Win) spirit.
At the IPL auction held in December 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders made headlines by securing Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for ₹25.20 Cr, making him the most expensive overseas player in IPL history.
KKR entered the auction with the league’s largest purse of ₹64.3 Cr and successfully filled all 25 squad slots.
Key retentions to the team included Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, and Ramandeep Singh.
Significant players released or lost by KKR during the auction included Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc, Phil Salt, and Venkatesh Iyer.
This year’s IPL 2026 is set to begin on March 28, 2026 and is expected to conclude on May 31. Before the big event kicks off, here’s a list of players and team staff you should know.
Andre Russell, who has represented Kolkata Knight Riders, had announced his retirement. He joined KKR as the power coach. While announcing his retirement, Russell said he would be part of the three-time title winning side’s support staff in the 2026 edition
Captain: Ajinkya Rahane
Head Coach: Abhishek Nayar
Assistant Coach: Shane Watson
Bowling Coach: Tim Southee
Team Mentor: Dwayne Bravo
Fielding Coach: Dishant Yagnik
Power Coach: Andre Russell
Head Physiotherapist: Prasanth Panchada
Owner: Knight Riders Sports Private Limited
Full Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prashant Solanki.
Full schedule for Kolkata Knight Riders
March 29: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai- 7.30 pm
April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, Eden Gardens, Kolkata- 7.30 pm
April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Eden Gardens, Kolkata- 7.30 pm
April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Giants, Eden Gardens, Kolkata- 7.30 pm
Published – March 25, 2026 04:01 pm IST
