Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team that represents the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was founded in 2008 and is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta.

KKR IPL 2023 Fixtures About Team
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 2023 captain is Shreyas Iyer and the head coach is Chandrakant Pandit. KKR has won the IPL twice, in 2012 and 2014, and has also won the Champions League T20 tournament in 2014. The team’s home ground is the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, which has a seating capacity of over 66,000.
Country | India |
League | Indian Premium League(IPL) |
City | Kolkata West Bengal |
Team Name | Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) |
Founded | 24 – 01 – 2008 |
Owner | Red Chillies Entertainment |
Captain (2023) | Shreyas Iyer |
Coach (2023) | Chandrakant Pandit |
Indian Premium League (Titles) Win | 2012, 2014 |
Home Ground | Eden Gardens Kolkata (India) |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Matches Schedule
Match No. | Teams | Time | Date |
1 | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 PM | 1 April 2023 |
2 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | 6 April 2023 |
3 | Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 PM | 9 April 2023 |
4 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | 14 April 2023 |
5 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 PM | 16 April 2023 |
6 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | 20 April 2023 |
7 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | 23 April 2023 |
8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | 26 April 2023 |
9 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | 3:30 PM | 29 April 2023 |
10 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | 04 May 2023 |
11 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | 08 May 2023 |
12 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 PM | 11 May 2023 |
13 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Rider | 7:30 PM | 14 May 2023 |
14 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 PM | 20 May 2023 |
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K-K-R IPL 2023 Team Squad
Here is the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team squad for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Name | Role | Country |
Shreyas Iyer (C) | Bastman | India |
Andre Russell | All-Rounder | West Indies |
Litton Das (W) | Bastman | Bangladesh |
Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | New Zealand |
Nitish Rana | Bastman | India |
Shardul Thakur | Bowler | India |
Rinku Singh | All-Rounder | India |
Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | India |
David Wiese | All-Rounder | South African-Namibian cricketer |
Harshit Rana | All-Rounder | India |
Mandeep Singh | Bastman | India |
Shakib Al Hasan | All-Rounder | Bangladesh |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Bastman | Afghanistan |
Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | West Indies |
Kulwant Thakur | Bowler | India |
Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | India |
Tim Southee | Bowler | New Zealand |
Suyash Sharma | Bowler | India |
Khejroliya Shardul | Bowler | India |
Umesh Yadav | Bowler | India |
Varun Chakravarathy | Bowler | India |
Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | India |
Narayan Jagadeesan(W) | Bastman | India |
K-K-R Retained Players IPL- 2023
The Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket competition in India, has several franchises, one of which is the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). KKR had to make several considerations regarding which players to keep and which players to release prior to the IPL 2023 player auction.
KKR decided to retain the following players ahead of the IPL 2023.
Andre Russell | Right-Hand-All-Rounder- |
Lockie Ferguson | Right-hand-Bowler |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Right-Bastman-Wicket-Keepar |
Nitish Rana | Left-Hand-Bastman |
Anukul Roy | Left-Hand-Bowler |
Shardul Thakur | Right-Hand-Bowler |
Venkatesh Iyer. | Right-Hand-Bowler and Laft-Hand-Bastman- All-Rounder |
Varun Chakaravarthy | Right-Hand-Bowler |
Umesh Yadav | Right-Hand-Bowler |
Tim Southee | Right-Hand-Bowler |
Sunil Narine | Right-Hand-Bowler and Left-Hand-Bastam-All -Rounder |
Shreyas Iyer | Right-Hand-Bastman |
Rinku Singh | Left-Hand-Bastman |
K-K-R Bought Players IPL- 2023
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and like all other franchises, they participated in the IPL 2023 player auction to buy new players to strengthen their squad.
- David Wiese
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Litton Das
- Suyash Sharma
- Vaibhav Arora
- Mandeep Singh
- Narayan Jagadeesan
- Kulwant Khejroliya
K-K-R Release Players IPL- 2023
KKR has also released some players this year. below are listed released players’ names.
- Shivam Mavi
- Mohammad Nabi
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Ramesh Kumar
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Aaron Finch
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