KKR Team 2023 Matches, Fixtures, Players List, Captain, and Retained Players list can be checked from the official website. Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR), owned by actors Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Chawla’s spouse Jay Mehta represents the Kolkata city of West Bengal in the IPL tournament. KKR is one of three teams who have won multiple IPL championships.
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KKR Team 2023
The franchise has gained immense popularity due to ownership by famous Bollywood personalities. One of the most well-liked teams in the competition, the franchise was acquired in 2008 for approximately US$75.09 million (roughly Rs 262.5 crore). KKR has been part of the IPL tournament since its launch season in 2008. They had held the IPL trophy in 2012 and 2014 and had also ended as runners-up in IPL 2021 season.
Under Gautam Gambhir, KKR made their first playoff appearance in 2011. Along with Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan emerged as a crucial player for the team. Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa were recent additions that helped KKR win their first championship in 2012. They repeated as champions in 2014, the first year they included Andre Russell in their lineup. The following three years held a lot of potentials, but they fell short of helping KKR win another championship, and Gambhir was let go before the 2018 auction.
KKR Team List 2023
The two-time IPL champions could not perform well during the previous season. Out of 14 games played during the league stage, the team led by Shreyas Iyer won six and lost eight. With 12 points, they came in at the seventh spot in the points standings.
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Position |
Name |
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Owner |
Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta, Juhi Chawla |
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CEO |
Venky Mysore |
|
Team Manager |
Wayne Bentley |
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Brand |
Red Chillies Entertainment |
|
Head coach |
Chandrakant Pandit |
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Assistant coach |
James Foster |
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Mentor |
David Hussey |
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Home ground |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR Team Players 2023
KKR added eight players to their roster at the December 2022 IPL 2023 auction. With a price tag of Rs. 1.5 crores, Shakib Al Hasan was their most expensive player. Additionally, David Wiese was purchased by the squad for Rs. 1 crore. There are 11 open positions for KKR, including three positions abroad. They will need to approach their auction with extreme caution. They only have one crore remaining, but they might need eleven players.
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Name of the player |
Country |
Age |
Role in the team |
Price |
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Anukul Roy |
India |
24 yrs |
All-Rounder |
20 lakh |
|
Nitish Rana |
India |
28 yrs |
Batsmen |
8 crore |
|
Venkatesh Iyer |
India |
27 yrs |
All-Rounder |
8 Crore |
|
Andre Russell |
West Indies |
34 yrs |
All-Rounder |
12 Crore |
|
Shreyas Iyer |
India |
28 yrs |
Batsmen |
12.25 crore |
|
Umesh Yadav |
India |
35 yrs |
Bowler |
2 crore |
|
Tim Southee |
New Zealand |
34 yrs |
Bowler |
1.5 crore |
|
Harshit Rana |
India |
21 yrs |
Bowler |
20 lakh |
|
Varun Chakravarthy |
India |
31 yrs |
Bowler |
8 Crore |
|
Sunil Narine |
West Indies |
34 yrs |
All-Rounder |
6 Crore |
|
Rinku Singh |
India |
25 yrs |
Batsmen |
55 lakh |
|
Mandeep Singh |
India |
31 yrs |
Batsmen |
50 lakh |
|
Shardul Thakur |
India |
31 yrs |
Bowler |
10.75 Crore |
|
Lockie Ferguson |
New Zealand |
31 yrs |
Bowler |
10 Crore |
|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Afghanistan |
21 yrs |
Batter/ Wicket-keeper |
50 lakh |
|
Vaibhav Arora |
India |
25 yrs |
Bowler |
60 lakh |
|
N Jagadeesan |
India |
26 yrs |
Batter |
90 lakh |
|
David Wiese |
Namibia |
37 yrs |
All-Rounder |
1 crore |
|
Kulwant Khejroliya |
India |
30 yrs |
Bowler |
20 lakh |
|
Litton Das |
Bangladesh |
28 yrs |
Wicket-keeper |
50 lakh |
|
Suyash Sharma |
India |
19 yrs |
Bowler |
20 lakh |
|
Shakib Al Hasan |
Bangladesh |
35 yrs |
All-Rounder |
1.5 crore |
Captain of the KKR team
In IPL 2023, Shreyas Iyer will lead the Kolkata Knight Riders. Last year, he assumed the team’s captainship. Shreyas Iyer will lead the Kolkata Knight Riders following the conclusion of the IPL auction from the previous season (KKR). In the franchise’s auction, Shreyas Iyer was purchased by the Men in Purple club for Rs 12.25 crore. Shreyas Iyer rose to prominence as one of the most well-known players after being acquired at a high price at the auction.
He was brought in to help the Kolkata Knight Riders win more championships (KKR). Sourav Ganguly, from 2008 to 2010, Brendon McCullum, and from 2011 to 2017 were the team’s previous captains. From 2018 through 2020, Gautam Gambhir In 2020–21, Dinesh Karthik Morgan and Eoin. The vice-captain of the Kolkata knight rider’s team is Andre Russell.
Retained Players of KKR team
The list of players retained by the KKR team is as follows:
Shreyas Iyer
Sunil Narine
Rinku Singh
Varun Chakraborty
Gurbaj
Andre Russell
Lockie Ferguson
Umesh Yadav
Nitish Rana
Anukul Roy
Venkatesh Iyer
Shardul Thakur
Harshit Rana
Tim Southee
Schedule of the matches to be played by the KKR team:
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S No. |
Date |
Time |
Home ground |
Possible Venues |
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1 |
01-Apr-23 |
3: 30 pm |
PBKS vs KKR |
PCA Stadium, Mohali |
|
2 |
06-Apr-23 |
7: 30 pm |
KKR vs RCB |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
3 |
09-Apr-23 |
3: 30 pm |
GT vs KKR |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahemdabad |
|
4 |
14-Apr-23 |
7: 30 pm |
KKR vs SRH |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
5 |
16-Apr-23 |
3: 30 pm |
MI vs KKR |
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai/ D Y Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai |
|
6 |
20-Apr-23 |
7: 30 pm |
DC vs KKR |
Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi |
|
7 |
23-Apr-23 |
7: 30 pm |
KKR vs CSK |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
8 |
26-Apr-23 |
7: 30 pm |
RCB vs KKR |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
9 |
29-Apr-23 |
3: 30 pm |
KKRvs GT |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
10 |
04-May-23 |
7: 30 pm |
SRH vs KKR |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
11 |
08-May-23 |
7: 30 pm |
KKR vs PBKS |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
12 |
11-May-23 |
7: 30 pm |
KKR vs RR |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
13 |
14-May-23 |
7: 30 pm |
CSK vs KKR |
Chepauk Stadium, Chennai |
|
14 |
20-May-23 |
7: 30 pm |
KKR vs LSG |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
15 |
TBD |
7: 30 pm |
QUALIFIER 1 ELIMINATOR QUALIFIER 2 FINAL |
To be decided |
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16 |
TBD |
7: 30 pm |
To be decided |
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17 |
TBD |
7: 30 pm |
To be decided |
|
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18 |
28-May-23 |
7: 30 pm |
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad or Eden Gardens Cricket Ground in Kolkata. |
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