Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad for IPL 2026 After Auction

Published - 16 Dec 2025, 09:42 PM | Updated - 16 Dec 2025, 09:43 PM

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Former IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders have locked in a strong squad for the upcoming IPL edition. In this article, we will shed light on the full squad of the Kolkata Knight Riders after the IPL 2026 auction.

Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad for IPL 2026 After Auction

Retentions Made by Kolkata Knight Riders

Going by the performance of KKR last season, the team has made calculated choices as far as retentions are concerned and has retained players like Ajinkya Rahane, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakravarthy

Key Players For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

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Agnkrish Rghuvanshi, the young batter who has been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the last two seasons, would hope for a consistent season this time, as the batter was in and out of the side a lot last season.

If we look at the makeup of the team, it won't be a bad decision to slot Raghuvanshi in the top three, as he has the capability of going through the gears according to the demand of the game and create pressure on the opposition.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane, who captained the side last season, got the season off to a good start individually but wasn't able to sustain it. As a result, the then-defending champions had a tough time with the bat.

Having said that, the captain did not get the support from the middle order that he would have expected, as there were a few instances when the team couldn't drive home the advantage it had and would hope to do so in IPL 2026.

Varun Chakravarthy

India's premier spinner in the T20I format, Varun Chakravarthy, will look to put all his experience of international cricket to good use for KKR to restrict the opposition to a below-par total, or in order to defend the total.

The form of Chakravarthy would be of utmost importance for KKR to increase its chances of winning by putting on a consistent show with the ball in the next season.

Harshit Rana

Harshit Rana, who has been the talk of the town since making his debut for India in 2024, has begun to come good at the international level, and KKR would hope for him to carry the same form in the 19th edition of IPL.

Harshit Rana will be entrusted to pick wickets in the first six overs for the team and make things easy for other bowlers in the middle phase of the innings.

Performance of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL

KKR is in search of its fourth IPL title, having won it last time in 2024 under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, who isn't a part of the team anymore, and the three-time IPL champions will, in all likelihood, rely on Ajinkya, who led them last season as well.

Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad for IPL 2026 After Auction


Purse Spent:	₹124.55 Cr		Purse Left:	₹0.45 Cr
Players Bought:	25 / 25		Overseas Buys:	8 / 8

Player	Status	Type	Base Price (Cr)	Sold Price (Cr)
Cameron Green	NEW	BAT	2	25.2
Matheesha Pathirana	NEW	BOWL	2	18
Rinku Singh	Retained	BAT	-	13
Sunil Narine	Retained	BOWL	-	12
Varun Chakravarthy	Retained	BOWL	-	12
Mustafizur Rahman	NEW	BOWL	2	9.2
Harshit Rana	Retained	BOWL	-	4
Ramandeep Singh	Retained	AR	-	4
Tejasvi Dahiya	NEW	BAT	0.3	3
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	Retained	BAT	-	3
Rachin Ravindra	NEW	AR	2	2
Finn Allen	NEW	BAT	2	2
Vaibhav Arora	Retained	BOWL	-	1.8
Rovman Powell	Retained	BAT	-	1.5
Tim Seifert	NEW	BAT	1.5	1.5
Ajinkya Rahane	Retained	BAT	-	1.5
Akash Deep	NEW	BOWL	1	1
Rahul Tripathi	NEW	BAT	0.75	0.75
Manish Pandey	Retained	BAT	-	0.75
Umran Malik	Retained	BOWL	-	0.75
Anukul Roy	Retained	AR	-	0.4
Sarthak Ranjan	NEW	AR	0.3	0.3
Daksh Kamra	NEW	AR	0.3	0.3
Prashant Solanki	NEW	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Kartik Tyagi	NEW	BOWL	0.3	0.3