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2025 Kolkata Knight Riders season

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2025 season
CoachChandrakant Pandit
CaptainVaccant
Ground(s)TBA
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2025 Indian Premier League Teams

The 2025 season will be the 18th appearance for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. They are one of the ten teams competing this year and will enter as the defending champions after defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the previous edition's final, ending a 10-year trophy drought.[1][2]

Background

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Pre-Auction

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Retentions

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The player retentions were announced by the teams on October 31, 2024.[3] The Kolkata Knight Riders utilized their entire retention capacity and retained six players: four capped and two uncapped. They have a remaining budget of ₹51 crore (US$5.9 million) and no Right-To-Match (RTM) option available.

Players retaied
Player Salary
Rinku Singh[4] ₹13 crore (US$1.5 million)
Sunil Narine ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Varun Chakravarthy[5] ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Andre Russell ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Harshit Rana[6] ₹4 crore (US$460,000)
Ramandeep Singh ₹4 crore (US$460,000)

Releases

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Kolkata Knight Riders released 17 players ahead of the Mega-Auction,[7] including its title-winning captain, Shreyas Iyer.[8]

Players released pre-auction
Role Players
Batters Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer
Wicket-keepers KS Bharat, Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
All-rounders Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Venkatesh Iyer
Pace bowlers Chetan Sakariya, Dushmantha Chameera, Mitchell Starc, Sakib Hussain, Vaibhav Arora
Spin bowlers Allah Ghazanfar, Suyash Sharma

Before the 2025 Mega Auction, the Knight Riders organised a mock auction to understand the fans' choices and the best team will get a chance to conduct a meeting with the KKR Think Tank.[9][10]

Support staff changes

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Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team,[11] which prevented him from assisting the Knight Riders in the future. As a result, Dwayne Bravo, who has connections with the Knight Riders family from his time playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders, was appointed as the new mentor. Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate also joined Gambhir as the assistant coaches of the Indian team respectively.

Support staff changes of Kolkata Knight Riders
Position Outgoing Incoming Ref
Mentor Gautam Gambhir Dwayne Bravo [12]
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar TBA
Fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate TBA

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Given ages are as of 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01).

Squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League

No Name Nationality Birth date and age Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
35 Rinku Singh  India (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹13 crore (US$1.5 million)
18 Angkrish Raghuvanshi  India (2004-06-05)5 June 2004 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 ₹3 crore (US$350,000)
3 Ajinkya Rahane  India (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 ₹1.5 crore (US$170,000)
37 Manish Pandey  India (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 ₹75 lakh (US$87,000)
Wicket-keepers
— Luvnith Sisodia  India (2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 24) Left-handed — 2025 ₹30 lakh (US$35,000)
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2023 ₹2 crore (US$230,000) Overseas
— Quinton de Kock  South Africa (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 32) Left-handed — 2025 ₹3.6 crore (US$420,000) Overseas
All-rounders
12 Andre Russell  West Indies (1988-04-29)29 April 1988 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) Overseas
19 Ramandeep Singh  India (1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 ₹4 crore (US$460,000)
25 Venkatesh Iyer  India (1994-12-25)25 December 1994 (aged 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium pace 2021 ₹23.75 crore (US$2.7 million)
6 Anukul Roy  India (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022 ₹40 lakh (US$46,000)
18 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 37) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2025 ₹2 crore (US$230,000) Overseas
52 Rovman Powell  West Indies (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 ₹1.5 crore (US$170,000) Overseas
Pace bowlers
20 Anrich Nortje  South Africa (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2025 ₹6.5 crore (US$750,000) Overseas
14 Vaibhav Arora  India (1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021 ₹1.8 crore (US$210,000)
22 Harshit Rana  India (2001-12-22)22 December 2001 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2022 ₹4 crore (US$460,000)
21 Umran Malik  India (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2025

₹75 lakh (US$87,000) ||

45 Spencer Johnson  Australia (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2025 ₹2.8 crore (US$320,000) Overseas
Spin bowlers
11 Mayank Markande  India (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2025 ₹30 lakh (US$35,000)
29 Varun Chakravarthy  India (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
74 Sunil Narine  West Indies (1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 36) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2012 ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) Overseas

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Head / Director of Cricket Venky Mysore
Team manager Wayne Bentley
Head coach Chandrakant Pandit
Batting coach TBA
Bowling coach Bharat Arun
Fielding coach TBA
Mentor Dwayne Bravo

League stage

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Points table

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Pos Grp Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 A/B Chennai Super Kings 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Qualifier 1
2 A/B Delhi Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 A/B Gujarat Titans 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Eliminator
4 A/B Kolkata Knight Riders 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 A/B Lucknow Super Giants 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 A/B Mumbai Indians 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 A/B Punjab Kings 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 A/B Rajasthan Royals 0 0 0 0 0 —
9 A/B Royal Challengers Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 —
10 A/B Sunrisers Hyderabad 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 21 March 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]

League progression

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League progression
Team Group matches Playoffs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Q1/E Q2 F
Kolkata Knight Riders
Win Loss No result
  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

References

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  1. ^ "KKR's bowlers rip through SRH to win third IPL title". ESPNcricinfo. 26 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ^ "KKR vs SRH Cricket Scorecard, Final at Chennai, May 26, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed". ABP News. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Rinku Singh reacts after KKR retain him for IPL 2025". India Today. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ "From World Cup Setback To KKR Star: Varun Chakravarthy's Rise As The IPL's New 'Mystery Spinner'". News24. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "How Can KKR Retain Harshit Rana As Uncapped Indian Player Even If He Makes India Debut In IND vs NZ 3rd Test?". Zee News. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "KKR IPL 2025 retained and released players list". The Indian Express. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ^ "IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer fails to find spot in KKR retention list". India Today. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders Re-Sign Shreyas Iyer For Rs 4.4 Crore In IPL Mock Auction, Mitchell Starc Returns For 8". Times Now. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  10. ^ "IPL 2025 Auction Update: Rishabh Pant Breaks All Records, KKR's Stunning Bid for Jos Buttler and a Surprise Deal for Shreyas Iyer!". Times Bull. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Mr Gautam Gambhir appointed as Head Coach - BCCI". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ^ "DJ Bravo joins Kolkata Knight Riders as mentor". Kolkata Knight Riders. 27 September 2024.
  13. ^ "IPL Points Table | IPL Standings | IPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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