Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a professional cricket team in the Indian Premier League. We noticed that they had some changes in their KKR squad for 2025 after they had clinched the IPL 2024 trophy. The team has an eye to building a strong KKR squad as they have made changes to crafting a strong squad for the upcoming IPL season 2025. The franchises had retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Varun Chakravarthy.
The management has strengthened their KKR squad for the upcoming IPL 2025 as they have already bought Venkatesh Iyer for ₹23.75 crore, which was the most expensive picked ever in IPL Auction 2025. KKR has appointed Venkatesh Iyer as the new team captain and the great Gautam Gambhir as a new mentor ahead of the IPL 2025 edition, and we hope that the team will reach a big goal under Gambhir’s guidance and mentorship.
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Summary
Kolkata Knight Riders have picked some strong players in their retentions, such as the captain and a consistent batter, Shreyas Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, and Anukul Roy. Let’s talk about the bowling lineup. The team management picked the strong bowlers Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Anrich Nortje, and Spencer Johnson for the KKR squad 2025. However, the South African batter Quinton de Kock, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, and Andre Russell, the world’s best all-rounder players, were added to the KKR squad in 2025.
Organiser | Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) |
Championship | Indian Premier League |
Tournament Year | IPL 2025 |
Edition | 18th |
Host Country | India |
Franchises | 10 Teams |
Total Matches | 74 |
Tournament Format | T20 |
Team Name | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Founded | October 2008 |
Home Ground | Eden Garden Kolkata |
Total Budget | ₹120 Crore |
Team Budget Spent in Retentions | ₹57 Crore |
Most Expensive Player | Rinku Singh ( ₹13 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy ( ₹12 crore), Sunil Narine ( ₹12 crore), Andre Russell ( ₹12 crore), Harshit Rana ( ₹4 crore), Ramandeep Singh ( ₹4 crore). |
Team Captain | Venkatesh Iyer |
IPL Auction 2025 | 24 and 25 Nov 2024 (Riyadh) |
Post type | Sports |
IPL Schedule 2025 | Start Date March, 2025 | End Date May, 2025 (Expected) |
Website | iplt20.com |
Kolkata Knight Riders Final Squad IPL 2025
Here is the KKR team 2025 players list for IPL 2025.
Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson.
KKR Players Bought in IPL 2025 Auction
The Kolkata Knight Riders have come up with a purse value of INR 63 crore, and they have a total of 12 slots, of which 8 slots are for Indian players and 6 are for overseas. The target of KKR was the fast batter and team captain, and they picked Venkatesh Iyer with the record-breaking amount of INR 23.75 crore, which was the most expensive pick in the IPL auction 2025. Initially, they added the South African bowler Anrich Nortje. However, KKR also bought Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz for the upcoming IPL edition 2025. They are solid and uncapped players in the KKR squad, and the KKR team 2025 trade players list in the IPL auction are given below.
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Quinton De Kock
- Anrich Nortje
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Vaibhav Arora
- Rovman Powell
- Mayank Markande
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
IPL 2025 Auction Rules
- Each franchise can retain six players, 4 capped and 2 uncapped players, through the retention phase or the Right-To-Match (RTM) card. The capped player’s price should be ₹18, ₹14, ₹11, ₹18 crore and for the two uncapped players price not increase ₹4 crore INR.
- The RTM option will remain for the mega IPL auction.
- A team can choose a maximum of 25 players in its full squad, including 8 overseas players.
- The Impact Player rule will stay in effect until the 2027 season.
- Overseas players can only register for the IPL mega auction instead of the mini-auction.
- The unavailability of overseas players for no reason should be banned for the next two years.
- Each team will have a budget of INR 120 crore.
- The management can use this budget to complete their playing xi with at least 3 bowlers, 3 batsmen, 1 all-rounder, and 1 wicketkeeper.
- The team can consume a maximum of 75% of its auction budget to form its team.
- Before the auction, management must complete the retained trading, and after the trading in the auction, each team should announce their complete squad.
Related: PSL Draft Pick 2025
KKR Squad 2025 | KKR Players List with Price
After the recent IPL Auction 2025, the Kolkata Knight Riders released their complete squad for the upcoming IPL event 2025. The team released some players before the auction and bought new players for the KKR team 2025. Here are the complete details of the KKR final squad for IPL 2025, including their base price and the players list that was retained with the new price.
Player Name | Country | Role | Retained Price | Auction Price |
Rinku Singh | India | Batter | ₹13 crore | – |
Andre Russell | West Indies | All-rounder | ₹12 crore | – |
Sunil Narine | West Indies | Bowler | ₹12 crore | – |
Varun Chakravarthy | India | Bowler | ₹12 crore | – |
Harshit Rana | India | All-rounder | ₹4 crore | – |
Ramandeep Singh | India | All-rounder | ₹4 crore | – |
Venkatesh Iyer | India | All-rounder | – | ₹8 crore |
Anrich Nortje | South Africa | Bowler | – | ₹6.50 crore |
Quinton de Kock | South Africa | Batter | – | ₹3.60 crore |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | India | Batter | ₹3 crore | |
Spencer Johnson | South Africa | Bowler | – | ₹2.80 crore |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | Keeper-batter | – | ₹2 crore |
Moeen Ali | England | All-rounder | – | ₹2 crore |
Vaibhav Arora | India | Bowler | – | ₹1.80 crore |
Rovman Powell | West Indies | Batter | – | ₹1.50 crore |
Manish Pandey | India | Batter | – | ₹75 Lakh |
Umran Malik | India | Bowler | – | ₹75 Lakh |
Anukul Roy | India | All-rounder | – | ₹40 Lakh |
Mayank Markande | India | Bowler | – | ₹30 Lakh |
Luvnith Sisodia | India | Wicket-Keeper | – | ₹30 Lakh |
Ajinkya Rahane | India | Batter | – | ₹1.5 Lakh |
KKR Retained Players List IPL 2025
The KKR has retained some players who had performed well in the last year of IPL 2024 and spent ₹69 crores on six players to keep them in the team for IPL 2025. The complete list of retained players for the upcoming IPL season 2025 is given below.
- Rinku Singh
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Harshit Rana
- Ramandeep Singh
Related: BBL Schedule 2024
KKR Released Players List IPL 2025
Kolkata Knight Riders failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2022 and 2023. The team management has decided to release some players to make room for new trading in IPL Auction 2025.
Full list of released players by KKR | |||
Player | Nationality | Role | Price |
Shreyas Iyer | Indian | Batsman | ₹ 12.25 Crore |
Nitish Rana | Indian | All-Rounder | ₹ 8 Crore |
Suyash Sharma | Indian | Bowler | ₹ 20 Lakh |
Jason Roy | Overseas | Batsman | ₹ 1.5 Crore |
Mitchell Starc | Overseas | Bowler | ₹ 24.75 Crore |
Mujeeb Rahman | Overseas | Bowler | ₹ 2 Crore |
Sherfane Rutherford | Overseas | Batter | ₹ 1.5 Crore |
Gus Atkinson | Overseas | Bowler | ₹ 1 Crore |
K.S. Bharat | Indian | Wicket-Keeper | ₹ 50 Lakh |
Chetan Sakariya | Indian | Bowler | ₹ 50 Lakh |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Indian | Batter | ₹ 20 Lakh |
Sakib Hussain | Indian | Bowler | ₹ 20 Lakh |
KKR Squad Strength – 21 (Indian-13, Overseas-8)
Purse Remaining: – 5 Lakh
KKR Player Slots Remaining: 4
KKR Overseas Player Slots Remaining: 0
KKR RTM Cards Left: 0
KKR IPL 2025 Schedule and Fixtures
We will update the full schedule, fixtures, and venue of KKR’s team after it’s officially released by the Board of Cricket Control India. Stay tuned and get back to us.
Match | Date | Fixtures | Time (IST) | Venue |
1. | March 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | Eden Garden |
2. | March 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
3. | March 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Dehli Capitals | 7:30 PM | Visakhapatnam |
Playing 11 KKR Squad 2025
- Sunil Narine
- Quinton de Kock
- Ajikya Rahane
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Ramandeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
- Anrich Nortje
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Vaibhav Arora
Checkout: SRH Squad IPL 2025
KKR’s Captain IPL 2025
The team management chose Shreyas Iyer as the new captain of KKR in 2022. The 29-year-old Indian cricketer and right-handed batter had played international cricket in all formats for the Indian team. They had performed well under Shreyas’s captaincy but failed to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2023. Unfortunately, Shreyas was replaced by Nitish Rana due to a back injury and missed the opportunity to lead the team. Management has released Shreyas for the IPL 2025 auction. Venkatesh Iyer was recently appointed as the new captain of the KKR team for the upcoming IPL 2025.
KKR’s Head Coach IPL 2025
Brendon McCullum served as KKR’s head coach for several years, and the former Indian cricketer Chandrakant Pandit took over the head coaching responsibilities for KKR in 2021. Currently, he is serving as the head coach of KKR for the IPL edition 2025. Unfortunately, the team has not reached the playoffs under Chandrakant Pandit’s coaching.
KKR’s Mentor IPL 2025
Gautam Gambhir has recently joined KKR as the team’s mentor. He is a former Indian cricketer with great captaincy skills, and we have to remember that Gautam Ghambir was the captain when KKR won the IPL trophy two times in 2012 and 2014. He also won another trophy for KKR as a mentor in 2024. Ghambir’s career has been fantastic in all cricket formats, and his skills made him capable of doing anything during a match. That’s why KKR management plans to appoint Gambhur as the team’s new head coach soon.
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Management and Supporting Staff Of KKR 2025
Position | Name |
Captain | Venkatesh Iyer |
Owner | Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta |
Head Coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
C.E.O & Managing Director | Venky Mysore |
Fast Bowling Coach | Bharat Arun |
Assistant Bowling Coach | Omkar Salvi |
Batting Coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
Fielding Coach | Ryan Ten Doeschate |
Assistant coach | Abhishek Nayar, James Foster |
Team Manager | Wayne Bentley |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | Chris Donaldson |
Head Physiotherapist | Prasanth Panchada |
Team Mentor | Gautam Gambhir |
Assistant Physio | Abhishek Sawant |
Doctor | R Srikanth Narayanaswamy |
Team analyst | Nathan Leamon |
Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach | Sagar V |
Official website | www.kkr.in |
Sponsor and Partner of KKR 2025
Many brands and companies have signed contracts as sponsorship and partner deals with Kolkata Knight Riders. Here are the complete details of the sponsors and partners for the IPL season 2025.
Partnership | Brand |
Principal Partner | BKT |
MyFAB11 | |
Associate Sponsors | ACKO |
JOY Personal Care | |
LUX Cozi | |
JIO | |
SRMB | |
Money 9 | |
Royal Green | |
Official Partners | Thums UP |
Mio Amore | |
Amul Organic | |
Boat | |
HRX | |
Bira 91 | |
Licensing Partners | The Souled Store |
Fancode Shop | |
LIT-AF.IN | |
EUME | |
Media Partners | Sampark |
94.3 Radio ONE | |
Fever FM | |
The Telegraph | |
Health Partner | Woodlands Hospital |
KKR IPL Winning Percentage 2008-2024
Year | Play | W | L | T | Position | Win % |
2024 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 NR | Winner | 66.3 |
2023 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 42.9 |
2022 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 42.9 |
2021 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2nd | 52.94 |
2020 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 50.00 |
2019 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 42.86 |
2018 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3rd | 56.25 |
2017 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3rd | 56.25 |
2016 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 53.33 |
2015 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 53.84 |
2014 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | Winner | 68.75 |
2013 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 37.50 |
2012 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | Winner | 70.58 |
2011 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 53.33 |
2010 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 50.00 |
2009 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 23.07 |
2008 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 46.16 |
Related Articles:
How many times has KKR won the IPL trophy?
KKR has already won the IPL trophy three times in 2012,14 and last year in 2024.
Who were the top bowlers in the KKR squad in 2024?
Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Spencer Johnson, and Vaibhav Arora are among the top bowlers in KKR for IPL 2025.
What was the best year of KKR?
The best year for KKR was 2012 when they won the IPL trophy for the first time.
Is KKR a strong team?
They had retained six strong players, which is mentioned above in the retained player list, and also picked Venkatesh Iyer and Anrich Nortje at the recent IPL auction in 2025.
Who was the owner of KKR 2024?
Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and his spouse Jay Mehta own Kolkata Knight Riders.