Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023
The 2023 cricket season will be the 16th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The franchise won the IPL title twice in 2012 and 2014 .[2][3] The franchise also qualified for the playoffs in the three consecutive years of 2016, 2017 and 2018 as well as in 2021 when they were runners up.
| 2023 season | |||
| Coach | Chandrakant Pandit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Nitish Rana[1] | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
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Background
The team retained four players from the 2023 season ahead of the 2023 Auction[4]
- Retained
- Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana
- Released
- Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammad Nabi, Sheldon Jackson, Ashok Sharma, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Baba Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| Aarya Desai |  India | 3 April 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| 1 | Mandeep Singh | India | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India | 27 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) | Captain |
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 6 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹12.25 crore (US$1.5 million) | Unavailable due to back injury |
| 20 | Jason Roy |  England | 21 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹2.8 crore (US$350,000) | Overseas Replacement of Shakib Al Hasan |
| 35 | Rinku Singh | India | 12 October 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$69,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 16 | Litton Das |  Bangladesh | 13 October 1994 | Right-handed | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason | |
| 18 | Narayan Jagadeesan | India | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | 2023 | ₹90 lakh (US$110,000) | ||
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan | 28 November 2001 | Right-handed | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason | |
| Johnson Charles |  West Indies | 14 January 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Overseas Replacement of Litton Das | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 96 | David Wiese |  Namibia | 18 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) | Overseas |
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 24 April 1987 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) | Overseas Unavailable due to personal reason |
| 12 | Andre Russell | West Indies | 29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) | Overseas |
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | India | 16 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 25 | Venkatesh Iyer | India | 25 December 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) | |
| 6 | Anukul Roy | India | 30 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 74 | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2012 | ₹6 crore (US$750,000) | Overseas |
| 29 | Varun Chakravarthy | India | 29 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2020 | ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) | |
| 05 | Suyash Sharma | India | 15 May 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | India | 25 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | |
| 38 | Tim Southee |  New Zealand | 11 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) | Overseas |
| 69 | Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 13 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 136 | Kulwant Khejroliya | India | 13 March 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 14 | Vaibhav Arora | India | 14 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | |
| 22 | Harshit Rana | India | 22 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Source:KKR Players | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO and Managing Director | Venky Mysore |
| Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
| Head coach | Chandrakant Pandit[5] |
| Assistant coach | Abhishek Nayar |
| Assistant coach | James Foster[6] |
| Mentor | David Hussey |
| Bowling coach | Bharat Arun |
| Assistant bowling coach | Omkar Salvi |
| Fielding coach | Ryan ten Doeschate |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Chris Donaldson |
| Source:KKR Staff | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Point Table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (Q) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0.835 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.381 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.304 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | A | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | −0.128 | |
| 5 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.166 | |
| 6 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0.140 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | −0.256 | |
| 8 | B | Punjab Kings (E) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | −0.308 | |
| 9 | A | Delhi Capitals (E) | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | −0.572 | |
| 10 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −0.575 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: IPLT20.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the Playoffs
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the Playoffs
The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
Advance to Qualifier 1
Advance to Eliminator
Teams and standings
Results by match
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Statistics
✈ Represents Foreign Players
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rinku Singh | 12 | 12 | 5 | 407 | 58* | 56.17 | 223 | 151.12 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Nitish Rana | 12 | 12 | 0 | 383 | 75 | 29.64 | 222 | 146.84 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 |
| 3 | Venkatesh Iyer | 11 | 11 | 0 | 314 | 104 | 28.55 | 216 | 145.37 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 |
| 4 | Jason Roy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 61 | 43.60 | 137 | 159.12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 |
| 5 | Andre Russell | 11 | 11 | 2 | 208 | 42 | 23.11 | 135 | 154.07 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| 6 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 8 | 8 | 0 | 198 | 81 | 24.75 | 139 | 142.44 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
| 7 | Shardul Thakur | 8 | 8 | 2 | 109 | 68 | 18.17 | 61 | 178.68 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | Narayan Jagadeesan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 36 | 14.83 | 81 | 109.87 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | David Wiese | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12* | 21.00 | 11 | 190.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Umesh Yadav | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6* | 9.50 | 18 | 105.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Anukul Roy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13* | 8.50 | 13 | 130.76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Mandeep Singh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4.67 | 16 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sunil Narine | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 7* | 2.80 | 18 | 77.77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Litton Das | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 100.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Vaibhav Arora | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | - | 1 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Varun Chakravarthy | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Avg. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varun Chakravarthy | 11 | 11 | 41.4 | 1 | 327 | 17 | 4/15 | 19.23 | 7.84 | 14.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Suyash Sharma | 8 | 8 | 32.0 | 0 | 258 | 10 | 3/30 | 25.80 | 8.06 | 19.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | 11 | 11 | 38.0 | 0 | 327 | 7 | 3/33 | 46.71 | 8.60 | 32.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Andre Russell | 11 | 8 | 14.1 | 0 | 160 | 7 | 3/22 | 22.85 | 11.29 | 12.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Harshit Rana | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 85 | 4 | 2/33 | 21.25 | 8.50 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shardul Thakur | 8 | 6 | 14.5 | 0 | 160 | 4 | 2/23 | 40.00 | 10.78 | 22.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Anukul Roy | 3 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 2/19 | 15.00 | 6.42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nitish Rana | 11 | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 2/17 | 15.33 | 6.73 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Vaibhav Arora | 3 | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 2/32 | 43.00 | 10.75 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tim Southee | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 2/54 | 39.50 | 13.16 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kulwant Khejroliya | 2 | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 2/44 | 32.00 | 14.76 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Umesh Yadav | 8 | 8 | 19.0 | 0 | 189 | 1 | 1/27 | 189.00 | 9.94 | 114.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lockie Ferguson | 3 | 3 | 7.4 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 1/19 | 96.00 | 12.52 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/
References
- "Nitish Rana to captain KKR in place of injured Shreyas Iyer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- "Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- "IPL auction set for December 23 in Kochi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "KKR appoint Chandrakant Pandit as Head Coach". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- "Ryan ten Doeschate to join KKR as fielding coach". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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