The Kolkata Knight Riders team has been entertaining cricket enthusiasts since the inception of the first season of the IPL in 2008. Three championship trophies and an unending list of exciting matches are what make their legacy so special. The team’s motto is to mix and match inexperienced players with experienced ones. IPL 2026 is a new beginning for the KKR team, which struggled to finish eighth last season. The team management has taken aggressive steps at the mini auction.
Knight Riders Sports Private Limited is the owner of KKR, with 50% ownership by Shah Rukh Khan through Red Chillies Entertainment and the remaining 50% by Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta. The consistent ownership structure since 2008 has helped KKR establish itself as a brand worldwide, with leagues in the Caribbean, UAE, and US.
KKR Squad for IPL 2026
KKR entered the 2026 mini auction with ₹64.30 crore and spent aggressively, securing Cameron Green for ₹25.20 crore as the costliest overseas buy and Matheesha Pathirana for ₹18 crore. The squad balances experience and youth across roles.
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Batters | Cameron Green, Rahul Tripathi, Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell |
| Wicket-keepers | Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Tim Seifert |
| All-rounders | Rachin Ravindra, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine |
| Bowlers | Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Akash Deep, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Harshit Rana, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy |
Historical Records for KKR
KKR has won IPL titles in 2012, 2014, and 2024, with Gautam Gambhir leading runs (3,345 in 122 matches) and Sunil Narine topping wickets (210 in 198 matches). Brendon McCullum’s 158* remains the highest individual score.
| Category | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Most Runs | Gautam Gambhir (3,345), Andre Russell (2,658) |
| Most Wickets | Sunil Narine (210), Andre Russell (124) |
| Highest Team Total | 272/7 vs DC (2024) |
| Best Bowling Figures | Andre Russell 5/15 vs MI (2021) |
