Kolkata Knight Riders: The KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) team in 2023 is a mixture of young and seasoned players from India and abroad. Kolkata Knight Riders retain its most trusted players namely Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, and Sunil Narine.
This year IPL will be starting CSK vs KKR on 25th March. Kolkata Knight Riders made a good team. This year (2023 season) KKR captain will be Shreyas Iyer the most talented and versatile batsman and Chandrakant Pandit will be the head coach.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ official theme song of is “Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (we will perform, fight, and win!). “
Kolkata Knight Riders retain the following players
| PLAYER | ROLE in KKR | PRICE |
| Andre Russell | All-Rounder | 12 Crores |
| Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | 20 Lakhs |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | 20 Lakhs |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | 10 Crore |
| Nitish Rana | Batsmen | 08 Crores |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Batsman/Wicket-keeper | 50 Lakhs |
| Rinku Singh | Batsmen | 55 Lakhs |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler | 10.75 Crore |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | Batsmen | 12.25 crore |
| Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | 6 Crore |
| Tim Southee | Bowler | 1.5 crore |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowler | 02 Crores |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | 08 Crores |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | 08 Crores |
Andre Russel
Kolkata Knight Riders Bought Players for IPL 2023 Auction
In the mini-auction, KKR purse had only 7.05 crores in INR. They have only 11 players left in their squad including 8 Indian and 3 overseas players. KKR releases most of their players namely Aaron Finch, Mohammad Nabi, Aman Khan, Shivam Mavi, Chamika Karunaratne, Alex Hales, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Rasikh Salam, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, and Sheldon Jackson.
KKR Bought Players
- Litton Das (Rs 50 lakhs)
- Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 20 lakh)
- David Wiese (Rs 1 crore)
- Suyash Sharma (Rs 20 lakh)
- Vaibhav Arora (Rs 60 lakh)
- N. Jagadeesan (Rs 90 lakh)
- Mandeep Singh (50 lakhs)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Rs 1.5 crore)
Kolkata Knight Riders Team and staff, Owner
| City Represent to | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| IPL Team Owned | Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Owner of KKR | Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Jay Mehta |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Venky Mysore |
| IPL Founded On | 2008 |
| Home Ground for KKR | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Team Manager | Wayne Bentley |
| Mentor of KKR | David Hussey |
| KKR’s Head Coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
| KKR’s Assistant Coach | Abhishek Nayar |
| KKE’s Balling Coach | Bharat Arun |
| Assistant Bowling coach | Omkar Salvi |
| Fielding Coach | Ryan ten Doeschate |
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer |
| Titles Won | won 2 times in 2012 and 2014 |
| Color | Purple, Black, and Golden |
| Kit Manufacturer | Wrogn Active |
| Website | https://www.kkr.in/ |
Kolkata Knight Riders Full Players List in IPL 2023
| Player Name | Country | Age | Role in the team | Auction Price |
| Andre Russell | West Indies | 34 years | All-rounder | INR 12 Crores, Retain |
| Anukul Roy | India | 24 years | All-rounder | INR 20 Lakhs, Retain |
| Dawid Wiese | Namibia | 37 years | All-rounder | INR 1 Crore |
| Harshit Rana | India | 21 years | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs, Retain |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | India | 30 years | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs |
| Litton Das | Bangladesh | 28 years | Batsman | INR 50 Lakhs |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 31 years | Bowler | Traded from GT |
| Mandeep Singh | India | 31 years | Batsman | INR 50 Lakhs |
| Narayan Jagadeesan | India | 26 years | Batsman | INR 90 Lakhs |
| Nitish Rana | India | 28 years | Batsman | INR 8 Crores, Retain |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | 21 years | WK-Batsman | Traded from DC |
| Rinku Singh | India | 25 years | Batsman | INR 55 Lakhs, Retain |
| Shakib al Hasan | Bangladesh | 35 years | All-rounder | INR 1.50 crore |
| Shardul Thakur | India | 31 years | Bowler | Traded from DC |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | 28 years | Batsman | INR 12.25 Crores, Retain |
| Sunil Narine | West Indies | 34 years | All-rounder | INR 6 Crores, Retain |
| Suyash Sharma | India | 19 years | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 34 years | Bowlers | INR 1.5 Crores, Retain |
| Umesh Yadav | India | 35 years | Bowlers | INR 2 Crores, Retain |
| Vaibhav Arora | India | 25 years | Bowler | INR 60 Lakhs |
| Varun Chakravarty | India | 31 years | Bowlers | INR 8 Crores, Retain |
| Venkatesh Iyer | India | 27 years | All-rounder | INR 8 Crores, Retain |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Schedule
| Match. No | Date | Team Play with | Venue | Time(IST) |
| Match 1 | 1 April | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali | 3:30 PM |
| Match 2 | 6 April | KKR vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Match 3 | 9 April | Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | 3:30 PM |
| Match 4 | 14 April | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Match 5 | 16 April | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 3:30 PM |
| Match 6 | 20 April | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| Match 7 | 23 April | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Match 8 | 26 April | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Match 9 | 29 April | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 3:30 PM |
| Match 10 | 4 May | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Match 11 | 8 May | KKR vs Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Match 12 | 11 May | KKR vs Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Match 13 | 14 May | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Match 14 | 20 May | KKR vs Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
Conclusion
IPL 2023 season, Kolkata Knight Riders made a very squad. The squad is the amalgamation of young, energetic, and experienced players. We hope this year KKR will do good.
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