Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR IPL 2026 Squad and Overview

Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR IPL 2026 Squad

The Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR IPL 2026 Squad is the dynamic and successful franchise of the Indian Premier League level with, have a strong team spirit, aggressive style of play able to win several championship trophies in its first few phases Ahead of IPL 2026, KKR would look to carry forward their winning momentum as they have a balanced side with some big hitters, quality all-rounders and lethal bowling attack. With a solid fan base and intelligent leadership, KKR is still one of the upcoming contenders for the IPL 2026 title.

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Overview

CategoryDetails
Team NameKolkata Knight Riders
Short NameKKR
IPL Season2026
Home GroundEden Gardens, Kolkata
CaptainShreyas Iyer (Expected)
CoachChandrakant Pandit
OwnerKnight Riders Sports Pvt. Ltd.
IPL Titles2 (2012, 2014)
Team StrengthSpin attack + strong middle order
Playing StyleAggressive & strategic

Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR IPL 2026 Squad with Auction Prices

Player NameRoleNationalityAuction Price (INR)
Shreyas IyerBatsmanIndia₹14.0 Cr
Andre RussellAll-rounderWest Indies₹12.5 Cr
Sunil NarineAll-rounderWest Indies₹10.0 Cr
Rinku SinghBatsmanIndia₹9.0 Cr
Nitish RanaBatsmanIndia₹8.0 Cr
Venkatesh IyerAll-rounderIndia₹11.0 Cr
Varun ChakravarthyBowlerIndia₹9.5 Cr
Phil SaltWicketkeeperEngland₹7.0 Cr
Rahmanullah GurbazWicketkeeperAfghanistan₹6.5 Cr
Harshit RanaBowlerIndia₹5.0 Cr
Suyash SharmaBowlerIndia₹4.5 Cr
Vaibhav AroraBowlerIndia₹4.0 Cr
Anukul RoyAll-rounderIndia₹3.5 Cr
Angkrish RaghuvanshiBatsmanIndia₹3.0 Cr
Ramandeep SinghAll-rounderIndia₹4.0 Cr
Mitchell StarcBowlerAustralia₹13.0 Cr
Lockie FergusonBowlerNew Zealand₹8.5 Cr
Jason RoyBatsmanEngland₹6.0 Cr
Tim SoutheeBowlerNew Zealand₹5.5 Cr
Shardul ThakurAll-rounderIndia₹8.0 Cr
Manish PandeyBatsmanIndia₹5.0 Cr
Chetan SakariyaBowlerIndia₹4.0 Cr
Gus AtkinsonBowlerEngland₹6.5 Cr
Mujeeb Ur RahmanBowlerAfghanistan₹7.0 Cr
Others (Bench Players)––₹10.0 Cr (Combined)

Support Staff of Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR IPL 2026

RoleName
Head CoachChandrakant Pandit
Batting CoachAbhishek Nayar
Bowling CoachBharat Arun
Fielding CoachJames Foster
MentorGautam Gambhir
Team AnalystNathan Leamon
PhysiotherapistKamlesh Jain
Strength & Conditioning CoachGreg King
Team ManagerVenky Mysore