IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders is an Indian Premier League franchise based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in the year 2008, KKR plays its home matches at the Eden Gardens Stadium. Led by young and talented Shreyas Iyer, KKR has one of the strongest fan bases in the IPL. The Men in Purple has won two IPL titles over the years. The franchise is owned by Red Chillies Entertainment, Mehta Group. It was purchased for Rs 262.50 Crore (US$75.09 million) in 2008.
Captain: Nitish Rana
Coach: Chandrakant Pandit
Home ground: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL titles: 2 (2012, 2014)
Owners: Red Chillies Entertainment, Mehta Group
Kolkata Knight Riders Schedule
| S.No | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Apr-01 | PBKS win by 7 runs (D/L) | Mohali |
| 2 | Apr-06 | KKR won by 81 runs | Kolkata |
| 3 | Apr-09 | KKR won by 3 wickets | Ahmedabad |
| 4 | Apr-14 | SRH win by 23 runs | Kolkata |
| 5 | Apr-16 | MI win by 5 wickets | Mumbai |
| 6 | Apr-20 | DC win by 4 wickets | Delhi |
| 7 | Apr-23 | CSK win by 49 runs | Kolkata |
| 8 | Apr-26 | KKR win by 21 runs | Bengaluru |
| 9 | Apr-29 | GT win by 7 wickets | Kolkata |
| 10 | May-04 | KKR win by 5 runs | Hyderabad |
| 11 | May-08 | KKR win by 5 wickets | Kolkata |
| 12 | May-11 | RR win by 9 wickets | Kolkata |
| 13 | May-14 | KKR win by 6 wickets | Chennai |
| 14 | May-20 | LSG win by 1 run | Kolkata |
History
The Kolkata Knight Riders, partially owned by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, have always remained in the limelight, both for good and bad. The first three years of the franchise, between 2008 and 2011, were forgettable. The owners then decided to part ways with Sourav Ganguly and brought in fearless Gautam Gambhir at the helm.
The results followed instantly, with Gambhir taking the team to its maiden playoffs in 2011, and a year later turned them into champions by beating Chennai Super Kings in the final. New signings Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa played a major role in the title win.
After a year-long gap, Kolkata once again emerged as the IPL champions in 2014. This time, they beat Punjab in a high-scoring final. The next three years showed promise, but KKR failed to win another title. In 2018, Gambhir was released by the franchise, and in came Dinesh Karthik as the skipper. The team reached the playoffs in 2018, finishing third. In 2020, DK handed over the captaincy to England’s Eoin Morgan midway through the competition. A year later, the World Cup-winning captain took KKR to their third IPL final.
In the last auction, KKR put their faith and money in Shreyas Iyer, but the team finished in seventh place. The Indian batter will lead the franchise in IPL 2023, with the aim to add one more title in their kitty.
Special Records:
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- Two-time IPL winners: 2012, 2014
- Only Chennai and Mumbai have won more IPL titles than KKR
- Appearances in Playoffs: 06
- Total IPL Finals: 03
- Champions League T20 Runners-up: 2014
Points Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts |
| 1 | GT (Q) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | CSK(Q) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | LSG (Q) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | MI | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | RR | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | RCB | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | KKR | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | PBKS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | DC | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | SRH | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
IPL journey so far
|
Year |
League Standing | Final Standing |
| 2008 | 6th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2009 | 8th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2010 | 6th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2011 | 4th out of 10 | Playoffs |
| 2012 | 2nd out of 9 | Champions |
| 2013 | 7th out of 9 | League Stage |
| 2014 | 2nd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2015 | 5th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2016 | 4th out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2017 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2018 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2019 | 5th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2020 | 5th out of 8 | League Stage |
| 2021 | 4th out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2022 | 7th out of 10 | League Stage |
IPL Auction 2023 – Players bought
- Shakib-Al-Hasan- 1.5 crores
- David Wiese 1 crores
- N Jagdeeshan 90 Lakhs
- Vaibhav Arora 60 Lakhs
- Litton Das- 50 Lakhs
- Mandeep Singh 50 Lakhs
- Suyash Sharma 20 Lakhs
- Kulwant Kejroliya 20 Lakhs
Kolkata Knight Riders Players
Name: Shreyas Iyer
Age: 28 years
Role: Top order batter
Matches: 00
Runs: 00
Name: Mandeep Singh
Age: 31 years
Role: Middle order batter
Matches: 03
Runs: 14
Name: Nitish Rana
Age: 29 years
Role: Middle order batter
Matches: 14
Runs/Wickets: 413/02
Name: Rinku Singh
Age: 25 years
Role: Middle order batter
Matches: 14
Runs: 474
Name: Venkatesh Iyer
Age: 28 years
Role: Batting Allrounder
Matches: 14
Runs: 404
Name: Anukul Roy
Age: 24 years
Role: Batting Allrounder
Matches: 04
Runs/Wickets: 23/03
Name: Shakib Al Hasan
Age: 35 years
Role: Batting Allrounder
Matches: 00
Runs: 00
Name: David Wiese
Age: 37 years
Role: Batting Allrounder
Matches: 02
Runs: 13
Name: Andre Russell
Age: 34 years
Role: Batting Allrounder
Matches: 14
Runs/Wickets:227/7
Name: N Jagadeeshan
Age: 27 years
Role: Wicket Keeper batter
Matches: 06
Runs: 89
Name: Litton Das
Age: 28 years
Role: Wicket Keeper batter
Matches: 01
Runs: 04
Name: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Age: 21 years
Role: Wicket Keeper batter
Matches: 11
Runs: 227
Name: Vaibhav Arora
Age: 25 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 05
Runs/Wickets: 00/05
Name: Lockie Ferguson
Age: 31 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 02
Runs: 00
Name: Harshit Rana
Age: 21 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 05
Runs/Wickets: 00/04
Name: Kulwant Khejroliya
Age: 30 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 02
Runs/Wickets: 00/02
Name: Sunil Narine
Age: 34 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 14
Runs/Wickets: 14/11
Name: Tim Southee
Age: 34 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 02
Runs/Wickets: 00/02
Name: Suyash Sharma
Age: 19 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 11
Runs/Wickets: 00/10
Name: Shardul Thakur
Age: 31 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 11
Runs/Wickets: 113/07
Name: Varun Chakravarthy
Age: 31 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 14
Runs/ Wickets:21/ 20
Name: Umesh Yadav
Age: 35 years
Role: Bowler
Matches: 08
Runs/Wickets: 19/01
