KKR Kolkata Knight Riders Squad 2026: Complete Team List

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Introduction

KKR Kolkata Knight Riders has blooded a well-balanced squad of IPL 2026 with big-hitting overseas players, exciting Indian batsmen, World-class all-rounders and an impressive bowling lineup. KKR Kolkata Knight Riders will now be led by Ajinkya Rahene for a second IPL trophy in KKR history. With match-winners like Sunil Narine, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Matheesha Patharana, Finn Allen in its ranks the franchise has a balanced side. KKR Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR remains one of the top-III contenders in IPL 2026 with a perfect combination of youth and experience. KKR Kolkata Knight Riders continue to enjoy an immense fan following in India and around the world playing their home matches at the iconic Eden Gardens. Franchise management concentrated on strengthening their batting and bowling with a little bit of depth in every department, which makes KKR Kolkata Knight Riders a potent side this season.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders head into IPL 2026 with a balanced squad featuring explosive overseas power, experienced Indian stars, quality spin options, and an aggressive pace attack under captain Ajinkya Rahane.

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Captain Ajinkya Rahane

Head Coach Abhishek Nayar

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Home Ground Eden Gardens

Owners Knight Riders Group

Full Kolkata Knight Riders Squad 2026

#	Player	Role	Nationality	Category	Status
1	Ajinkya Rahane	Top Order Batter	India	Batter	Captain Experienced
2	Rinku Singh	Middle Order Batter	India	Batter	Retained Finisher
3	Angkrish Raghuvanshi	Top Order Batter	India	Batter	Young Talent
4	Rahul Tripathi	Top Order Batter	India	Batter	Indian Core
5	Manish Pandey	Middle Order Batter	India	Batter	Experienced
6	Finn Allen	WK-Batter	New Zealand	Wicket-Keeper	Overseas Explosive Opener
7	Tim Seifert	WK-Batter	New Zealand	Wicket-Keeper	Overseas
8	Tejasvi Singh	WK-Batter	India	Wicket-Keeper	Young Talent
9	Sunil Narine	Spin All-Rounder	West Indies	All-Rounder	Overseas Legend
10	Cameron Green	Fast Bowling All-Rounder	Australia	All-Rounder	Overseas Star Player
11	Ramandeep Singh	All-Rounder	India	All-Rounder	Indian Core
12	Anukul Roy	Spin All-Rounder	India	All-Rounder	Squad Player
13	Rovman Powell	Power Hitter	West Indies	All-Rounder	Overseas
14	Rachin Ravindra	Batting All-Rounder	New Zealand	All-Rounder	Overseas
15	Sarthak Ranjan	All-Rounder	India	All-Rounder	Young Talent
16	Daksh Kamra	All-Rounder	India	All-Rounder	Domestic Talent
17	Varun Chakaravarthy	Mystery Spinner	India	Bowler	Key Spinner
18	Harshit Rana	Fast Bowler	India	Bowler	Indian Pace
19	Vaibhav Arora	Fast Bowler	India	Bowler	Powerplay Specialist
20	Matheesha Pathirana	Fast Bowler	Sri Lanka	Bowler	Overseas Death Overs Specialist
21	Umran Malik	Fast Bowler	India	Bowler	Express Pace
22	Kartik Tyagi	Fast Bowler	India	Bowler	Indian Pace
23	Prashant Solanki	Leg Spinner	India	Bowler	Young Spinner
24	Akash Deep	Fast Bowler	India	Bowler	New Signing
25	Blessing Muzarabani	Fast Bowler	Zimbabwe	Bowler	Overseas