Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are among the popular IPL teams in world cricket.
The IPL 2023 is very important for the KKR team, who are desperate to return to their glorious period.
The two-time IPL champions, three-time IPL finalists, and seven-time IPL top four finishers KKR are known as one of the hardest teams in this T20 competition history.
The IPL 2021 runners-up KKR had their worst IPL experience in the last season (2022) since 2014, as the Kolkata franchise managed to finish in the seventh spot among the 10 teams.
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IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Complete Squad
Overseas Players
Successful Auctioned Players
IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Complete Squad
Name | Batting style | Bowling style |
(Batters) | ||
Mandeep Singh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Nitish Rana | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Rinku Singh | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Shreyas Iyer (Captain) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
(All-rounders) | ||
Andre Russell | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Anukul Roy | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
David Wiese | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
Shakib Al Hasan | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Sunil Narine | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Venkatesh Iyer | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
(Wicket-keepers) | ||
Liton Das | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin |
Narayan Jagadeesan | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast |
(Spinners) | ||
Suyash Sharma | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Varun Chakravarthy | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
(Pacers) | ||
Harshit Rana | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
Kulwant Khejroliya | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium |
Lockie Ferguson | Right-handed | Right-arm fast |
Shardul Thakur | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
Tim Southee | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast |
Umesh Yadav | Right-handed | Right-arm fast |
Vaibhav Arora | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
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IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Overseas Players
Andre Russell (West Indies)
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
David Wiese (Namibia)
Sunil Narine (West Indies)
Liton Das (Bangladesh)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
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IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Successful Auctioned Players
Player | Nationality | Role | Base Price (₹) | Auctioned Price (₹) |
Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | All-Rounder | 1,50,00,000 | 1,50,00,000 |
David Wiese | Namibia | All-Rounder | 1,00,00,000 | 1,00,00,000 |
Narayan Jagadeesan | India | Wicket-Keeper | 20,00,000 | 90,00,000 |
Vaibhav Arora | India | Bowler | 20,00,000 | 60,00,000 |
Mandeep Singh | India | Batter | 50,00,000 | 50,00,000 |
Litton Das | Bangladesh | Wicket-Keeper | 50,00,000 | 50,00,000 |
Kulwant Khejroliya | India | Bowler | 20,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
Suyash Sharma | India | Bowler | 20,00,000 | 20,00,000 |