KKR Team 2023 Players List: Complete Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
by A N Rahul
Updated Mar 31, 2023
KKR in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League, based in Kolkata and owned by Bollywood celebrities Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Jay Mehta. They play their home matches at the Eden Gardens stadium and have gained popularity due to their association with their celebrity owners. KKR first qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2011 and went on to win the tournament in 2012 and 2014, defeating Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab respectively. They hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s (14). The team's leading run-scorer is Gautam Gambhir, while the leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine. KKR's official theme is "Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re" (we will perform, fight, and win!), and their official colors are purple and gold.
KKR Team 2023 Players List
Player
Role
Price
Shreyas Iyer
Batter
12.25 crore
Nitish Rana (c)
Batter
8 crore
Venkatesh Iyer
All-Rounder
8 Crore
Andre Russell
All-Rounder
12 Crore
Sunil Narine
All-Rounder
6 Crore
Umesh Yadav
Bowler
2 crore
Tim Southee
Bowler
1.5 crore
Harshit Rana
Bowler
20 lakh
Varun Chakravarthy
Bowler
8 Crore
Anukul Roy
All-Rounder
20 lakh
Rinku Singh
Batter
55 lakh
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batsman/Wicket-keeper
50 lakh
Shardul Thakur
Bowler
10.75 Crore
Lockie Ferguson
Bowler
10 Crore
N Jagadeesan
Batter
90 lakh
Vaibhav Arora
Bowler
60 lakh
Suyash Sharma
Bowler
20 lakh
David Wiese
All-Rounder
1 crore
Kulwant Khejroliya
Bowler
20 lakh
Litton Das
Wicket-keeper
50 lakh
Mandeep Singh
Batter
50 lakh
Shakib Al Hasan
All-Rounder
1.5 crore
Predicted KKR Playing 11
KKR Statistics for the First Match
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is gearing up to win their third title in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, which starts on March 31. As a two-time IPL champion, KKR knows the taste of success, but they have not been able to clinch the title since their 2014 triumph. Here is a statistical preview of KKR ahead of the 2023 season.
Previous Seasons' Performance
Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, KKR emerged as the winner of the IPL twice, in 2012 and 2014. They reached the final in 2021 under Eoin Morgan's leadership but lost to Chennai Super Kings. KKR also advanced to the playoffs in 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018, while on eight occasions, they failed to make it past the league stage.
Noteworthy Records
Russell has the highest strike rate of any player in IPL history, at 177.88, and an average of 30.37, with ten fifties in the tournament. His economy rate with the ball is 9.14. In the meantime, Sunil Narine has managed to secure 152 wickets in 148 matches with an economy rate of 6.63, second only to Rashid Khan among bowlers with 100 or more IPL wickets.
Individual Records
Brendon McCullum's 158* remains the only century by a KKR batter in IPL history, while Russell, Narine, and Varun Chakravarthy have claimed five-wicket hauls for the franchise.
KKR's Overall Performance
KKR has won 113 matches and lost 106 in 223 IPL matches, with a win percentage of 51.56%, which is only third to Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, among teams who have played at least 50 IPL matches.
KKR Team 2023 Players List-FAQs
N Jagadeesan is expected to open the batting for KKR in the upcoming IPL season because he is a talented batsman and a handy wicketkeeper, making him a good choice for the opening slot.
Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, and Sunil Narine are the key players for KKR to watch out for in the upcoming IPL season. Russell requires 23 runs to complete 2,000 IPL runs for KKR, and Nitish Rana needs 256 more runs to achieve the same feat. Russell is also just 12 wickets away from completing 100 wickets for KKR, and only Sunil Narine has more IPL wickets for the franchise.
KKR has won the IPL twice, in 2012 and 2014, under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy. They reached the final in 2021 under Eoin Morgan's leadership but lost to Chennai Super Kings. KKR also advanced to the playoffs in 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2018, while on eight occasions, they failed to make it past the league stage.