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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad List

March 16, 2026 • 1 min read
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad List

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) built a powerhouse IPL 2026 squad after the mini-auction, splashing big on stars like Cameron Green (₹25.20 Cr) and Matheesha Pathirana while retaining their spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy. Shreyas Iyer remains captain, with a focus on explosive batting and death bowling.

Full Squad

KKR's complete 25-player roster: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Prashant Solanki, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Akash Deep, Rachin Ravindra, Mustafizur Rahman.​

Key Retentions and Buys

Category Key Players Price (INR Cr)
Batters Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 13.00, 3.00 ​
All-rounders Sunil Narine, Cameron Green Retained, 25.20 ​
Bowlers Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana Retained, 4.00 ​
Overseas Rovman Powell, Matheesha Pathirana 1.50, 18.00 ​

This squad leverages KKR's massive auction purse for a title-contending mix, releasing big names like Venkatesh Iyer for refresh.

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