IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders Captain, Points Table, Full Squad, Schedule
IPL 2023: An IPL team from West Bengal is called the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR, a 2008 startup, calls the Eden Gardens Stadium home. The skilled and young Shreyas Iyer is the leader of KKR, which has one of the biggest fan bases in the IPL. The Men in Purple have won two IPL titles over the years. The franchisor is Red Chillies Entertainment, a Mehta Group company. It cost Rs. 262.50 crore ($75.09 million) in 2008.
Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Coach: Chandrakant Pandit
Home ground: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL titles: 2 (2012, 2014)
Owners: Red Chillies Entertainment, Mehta Group
Kolkata Knight Riders Schedule
| S.No | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Apr-01 | PK vs KKR | Mohali |
| 2 | Apr-06 | KKR vs RCB | Kolkata |
| 3 | Apr-09 | GT vs KKR | Ahmedabad |
| 4 | Apr-14 | KKR vs SRH | Kolkata |
| 5 | Apr-16 | MI vs KKR | Mumbai |
| 6 | Apr-20 | DC vs KKR | Delhi |
| 7 | Apr-23 | KKR vs CSK | Kolkata |
| 8 | Apr-26 | RCB vs KKR | Bengaluru |
| 9 | Apr-29 | KKR vs GT | Kolkata |
| 10 | May-04 | SRH vs KKR | Hyderabad |
| 11 | May-08 | KKR vs PK | Kolkata |
| 12 | May-11 | KKR vs RR | Kolkata |
| 13 | May-14 | CSK vs KKR | Chennai |
| 14 | May-20 | KKR vs LSG | Kolkata |
History
The Kolkata Knight Riders, who are partially owned by Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, have consistently been in the spotlight—for good and ill reasons. The first three years of the franchise, from 2008 to 2011, were unimportant. The proprietors then decided to terminate Sourav Ganguly and bring in the unflappable Gautam Gambhir in his place.
The results appeared right away. Gambhir guided the team to its first playoff berth in 2011 and made them champions the following year by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final match. The title success was significantly aided by recent additions Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa.
After going without winning the IPL championship in 2013, Kolkata did it again in 2014. This time, they overcame Punjab in a thrilling championship game. The three years that followed were promising, but KKR was unable to win another championship. Gambhir lost his position as captain in 2018, and Dinesh Karthik took over. The team advanced to the playoffs and placed third in 2018. 2020’s competition was halfway over when DK appointed England’s Eoin Morgan as captain. A year later, the World Cup-winning captain guided KKR to their third IPL championship game.
At the most recent auction, KKR spent time and money on Shreyas Iyer, but the team finished sixth. In IPL 2023, the franchise will be led by an Indian batter with the aim of capturing a further championship.
Special Records:
- Two-time IPL winners: 2012, 2014
- The only teams with more IPL titles than KKR are Chennai and Mumbai.
- Appearances in Playoffs: 06
- Total IPL Finals: 03
- Champions League T20 Runners-up: 2014
IPL journey so far
| Year | League Standing | Final Standing |
| 2008 | 6th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2009 | 8th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2010 | 6th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2011 | 4th out of 10 | Playoffs |
| 2012 | 2nd out of 9 | Champions |
| 2013 | 7th out of 9 | League Stage |
| 2014 | 2nd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2015 | 5th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2016 | 4th out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2017 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2018 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2019 | 5th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2020 | 5th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2021 | 4th out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2022 | 7th out of 10 | League Stage |
IPL Auction 2023 – Players bought
- Shakib-Al-Hasan- 1.5 crores
- David Wiese 1 crores
- N Jagdeeshan 90 Lakhs
- Vaibhav Arora 60 Lakhs
- Litton Das- 50 Lakhs
- Mandeep Singh 50 Lakhs
- Suyash Sharma 20 Lakhs
- Kulwant Kejroliya 20 Lakhs
Kolkata Knight Riders Points Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Pts |
| # | GT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | RR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | LSG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | RCB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | KKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | SRH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | CSK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders Overview
Retained players: Shreyas Iyer (C) (Rs 12.25 Crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs 50 Lakh), Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 8 Crore), Nitish Rana (Rs 8 Crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 Crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 6 Crore), Umesh Yadav (Rs 2 Crore), Tim Southee (Rs 1.5 Crore), Shardul Thakur (Rs 10.75 Crore), Lockie Ferguson (Rs 10 Crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 20 Lakh), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 8 Crore), Rinku Singh (Rs 55 Lakh), Anukul Roy (Rs 20 Lakh)
Released players: Sam Billings, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Aman Khan (traded), Mohammad Nabi, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Chamika Karunaratne, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Pratham Singh, Rasikh Salam, Ramesh Kumar, Sheldon Jackson
Traded players: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (traded from GT), Shardul Thakur (traded from DC), Lockie Ferguson (traded from GT)
Key players
Shreyas Iyer
At the IPL 2022 auction, KKR paid Rs 12.25 crore for Shreyas Iyer’s services, breaking the bank. Shreyas was chosen by KKR more for his leadership qualities than for his batting, which has improved with time. He accomplished a great job with the Delhi franchise before the franchise decided to give Rishabh Pant the reigns. As a player, he has not yet won the IPL championship, but he hopes to do so in 2023 with KKR.
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine, a West Indies spinner, was acquired by KKR in 2012, and he hasn’t left the team since. With his expert bowling and precise hitting, he actually turned into the foundation of the franchise. With 152 wickets from 148 games, Narine leads all iPL bowlers for KKR. In addition to four half-centuries, he has a strike rate of more than 162. In 2012 and 2014, KKR won two championships thanks in large part to Narine.
Andre Russell
Andre Russell, known by the moniker Dre-Suss, joined KKR in 2014. Since that time, he has become KKR’s go-to man when it comes to scoring runs—and doing so quickly. Russell is a skilled businessman who knows how to set up large totals or run chases. From 98 games, he has a strike rate of 177.88. He is also a capable bowler who has 89 wickets and is employed by KKR as a death bowler. He has only ever won one IPL championship with the team, back in 2014.