Kolkata Knight Riders
Captain–Ajinkya Rahane
Coach–Abhishek Nayar
Owner–Knight Riders Sports Private Limited
Venue–Eden Gardens
- IPL Wins: 3 (2012, 2014, 2024)
Batters
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane, a seasoned IPL batter with 4500+ runs, returns to Kolkata for ₹1.5 crore and will captain the defending champions.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh, who rose to fame with a last-over five-sixes finish and later earned an India call-up, has been retained by KKR for ₹13 crore to play a key role in their title defence.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, India’s top run-scorer at the 2022 U19 World Cup, was re-signed by KKR for ₹30 lakh after debuting for them in IPL 2024.
Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey, one of the few to feature in every IPL season and the first Indian IPL centurion, was signed by KKR for ₹75 lakh.
Rovman Powell
Rovman Powell, a hard-hitting West Indian all-rounder and current T20I captain, was signed by KKR for ₹1.5 crore.
All Rounders
Anukul Roy
Anukul Roy, a left-arm spinner and handy batter who was joint top wicket-taker at the 2018 U19 World Cup, remains a dynamic all-round option for KKR.
Ramandeep Singh
Ramandeep Singh, a Punjab all-rounder who proved valuable in KKR’s 2024 title win, was retained by the franchise for IPL 2025.
Bowlers
Vaibhav Arora
Vaibhav Arora, a swing-bowling pacer from Himachal Pradesh, impressed in IPL 2024 and strengthens KKR’s bowling depth.
Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana, who debuted as an injury replacement in 2022, has grown into a key pacer for KKR and was retained after an impressive IPL 2024 season.
Umran Malik
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine, a long-time KKR match-winner known for his mystery spin and impactful batting, has been retained by the franchise for IPL 2025.
Varun Chakaravarthy
Varun Chakaravarthy, KKR’s key mystery spinner since 2020, continued his impact by taking 21 wickets in IPL 2024 to help secure their third title.