Kolkata Knight Riders Team 2023 | Popular KKR IPL Squad

KKR Franchise

KKR IPL performances have been quite impressive. Kolkata Knight Riders won the coveted IPL Title twice i.e. in the year 2012 and 2014. Kolkata Knight Riders Team has remained one of the most followed-up teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment and Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta. KKR owner share percentage is 55% (Red Chillies Entertainment) and the remaining 45% by the Mehta Group.

KKR Jersy is Purple with accents of Gold and their theme song is Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team coach

Chandrakant Pndit is the Head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders Team and is assisted by Abhishek Nayar. Bharat Arun is the Bowling coach, who was also associated with Indian Cricket Team in the past and David Hussey is the mentor.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team – IPL 2023

The details of the Kolkata Knight Riders Team 2023 have been updated after the official announcement.

S.N.	Name	Role	IPL-2023
1	Shreyas Iyer (c)	Batsman	Retained
2	Narayan Jagadeeshan	Wicketkeeper Batsman	Bought
3	David Wiese	Allrounder	Bought
4	Kulwant Khejroliya	Bowler	Bought
5	Suyash Sharma	Bowler	Bought
6	Vaibhav Arora	Allrounder	Bought
7	Mandeep Singh	Batsman	Bought
8	Litton Das	Wicketkeeper Batsman	Bought
9	Shakib Al Hasan	Allrounder	Bought
10	Lockie Ferguson	Bowler	Retained
11	Harshit Rana	Bowler	Retained
12	Venkatesh Iyer	Allrounder	Retained
13	Sunil Narine	Bowling Allrounder	Retained
14	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Wicketkeeper Batter	Retained
15	Nitish Rana	Batsman	Retained
16	Anukul Roy	Allrounder	Retained
17	Andre Russell	Allrounder	Retained
18	Rinku Singh	Batsman	Retained
19	Tim Southee	Bowler	Retained
20	Shardul Thakur	Bowler	Retained
21	Varun Chakravarthy	Bowler	Retained
22	Umesh Yadav	Bowler	Retained

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Kolkata knight riders – Auctions

Kolkata Knight Riders Team composition after IPL 2023 Auctions has been finalized. The two times IPL Champion has bought David Wiese of South Africa for Rs. 1 Cr.

Players Retained

Kolkata Knight Riders retained players 2023 list:

Players Bought

S.N.	Player Bought in Auctions
1	N Jagadeesan
2	Vaibhav Arora
3	Suyashu Shamra
4	David Wiese
5	Kulwant Khejroliya
6	Litton Das
7	Mandeep Singh
8	Shakib Al Hasan

KKR Captain

kolkata knight riders 2023 season captain is Shreyas Iyer. The purple team owner’s bought Shreyas Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore in the auctions. When he was boughty by giving so much money, Shreyas Iyer became one of the most high-profile players. He is expected to give another trophy to the team Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Vs. Delhi Capitals

KKR Match with Delhi Capitals Team has always remain an interesting battle. So far, out of 31 IPL matchs, KKR has won 16 and Delhi Capitals has won 14 matches. One match ended without any result. To know more about about DC squad in IPL season 2023, please read this article – Delhi Capitals Team

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Who are the 11 players in KKR 2023?

KKR has total 22 players in season 2023. Out of which 11 players shall be decided on the match day.

Which players will KKR buy in 2023?

KKR bough 8 players in 2023 – N Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyashu Shamra, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan