The Kolkata Knight Riders, who have won the IPL title twice, had the lowest purse of INR 7.05 crore in the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Despite the low budget, they managed to purchase eight players, including the Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan for INR 1.5 crore and Namibian all-rounder David Wiese for INR 1 crore.
In addition, they acquired Shardul Thakur from Delhi Capitals (DC), Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson, and Afghan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the Gujarat Titans (GT) through trading.
Shreyas Iyer's KKR
will begin their IPL 2023 campaign against Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings
(PBKS) on April 1 in Mohali. KKR's performance last season was disappointing,
as they failed to qualify for the playoffs, winning only six out of 14 matches
and finishing seventh in the IPL 2022 points table.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Team Players List IPL 2023
|
PLAYER |
ROLE |
MATCH
PLAYED |
|
Sunil Narine |
All-Rounder |
148 |
|
Umesh Yadav |
Bowler |
133 |
|
Mandeep Singh |
Batsman |
108 |
|
Shreyas Iyer |
Batsman |
101 |
|
Andre Russell |
All-Rounder |
98 |
|
Nitish Rana |
Batsman |
91 |
|
Shardul Thakur |
Bowler |
75 |
|
Shakib Al Hasan |
All-Rounder |
71 |
|
Tim Southee |
Bowler |
48 |
|
Varun Chakravarthy |
Bowler |
42 |
|
Lockie Ferguson |
Bowler |
35 |
|
Venkatesh Iyer |
All-Rounder |
22 |
|
Rinku Singh |
Batsman |
17 |
|
N Jadadeesan |
WC, Batsman |
7 |
|
Vaibhav Arora |
Bowler |
5 |
|
Harshit Rana |
Bowler |
2 |
|
Anukul Roy |
Bowler |
2 |
|
Litton Das |
WC, Batsman |
|
|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
WC, Batsman |
|
|
David Wiese |
All-Rounder |
|
|
Suyash Sharma |
Bowler |
|
|
Kulwant Khejroliya |
Bowler |
|
Kolkata Knight
Riders Schedule, Venues, Date & Time For IPL 2023
🚨 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓!
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 17, 2023
The wait is over, the dates are here! 💜#AmiKKR #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/jduMSOCQOM
|
AGAINST |
DATE |
TIME |
VENUE |
|
1 April |
3:30 PM |
Mohali |
|
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
6 April |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
Gujarat Titans |
9 April |
3:30 PM |
Ahmedabad |
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
14 April |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
Mumbai Indians |
16 April |
3:30 PM |
Mumbai |
|
Delhi capitals |
20 April |
7:30 PM |
Delhi |
|
Chennai Super Kings |
23 April |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
26 April |
7:30 PM |
Bengaluru |
|
Gujarat Titans |
29 April |
3:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
4 May |
7:30 PM |
Hyderabad |
|
Punjab Kings |
8 May |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
Rajasthan Royals |
11 May |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
|
14 May |
7:30 PM |
Chennai |
|
|
20 May |
7:30 PM |
Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight
Riders Full Squad IPL 2023
KKR squad: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, and Shakib Al Hasan.
Kolkata Knight
Riders Playing XI For IPL 2023
KKR Playing XI: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Varun Chakravarthy, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, David Wiese, and Shakib Al Hasan.