IPL 2026 : Get the full list of Kolkata Knight Riders team players after auction with KKR predicted playing XI.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stole the spotlight at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi, securing three of the six most expensive players sold on Tuesday.
KKR spent a massive Rs.25.20 crore to sign Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and also secured death-overs specialist Matheesha Pathirana for Rs.18 crore. After releasing Quinton de Kock, the three-time champions needed a wicketkeeper-batter and addressed the gap by signing New Zealanders Finn Allen and Tim Seifert.
Also Read : IPL 2026 Full Team Players List
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Team Information:
| Captain | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Coach | Abhishek Nayar |
| Owner | Knight Riders Sports Private Limited |
| Venue | Eden Gardens |
Cameron Green set a new record as the most expensive overseas signing in IPL auction history, overtaking Rishabh Pant. He was purchased by KKR for Rs.24.75 crore before the IPL 2024 season. This high-profile acquisition highlights KKR’s aggressive strategy to strengthen their squad with top-tier international talent.
The three-time champions also secured New Zealand batter Finn Allen at his base price of Rs.2 crore. Additionally, KKR went all out to sign uncapped Indian batter Tejasvi Singh, strengthening their batting lineup.
Complete List of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 2026 Squad:
Here we can see the full list of Kolkata Knight Riders players and predicted XI line-up.
| Player | Role | |
| 1 | Ajinkya Rahane | Batter |
| 2 | Rovman Powell | Batter |
| 3 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter |
| 4 | Manish Pandey | Batter |
| 5 | Rinku Singh | Batter |
| 6 | Rahul Tripathi | Batter |
| 7 | Anukul Roy | All-Rounder |
| 8 | Ramandeep Singh | All-Rounder |
| 9 | Harshit Rana | All-Rounder |
| 10 | Sunil Narine | All-Rounder |
| 11 | Cameron Green | All-Rounder |
| 12 | Sarthak Ranjan | All-Rounder |
| 13 | Daksh Kamra | All-Rounder |
| 14 | Rachin Ravindra | All-Rounder |
| 15 | Umran Malik | Fast Bowler |
| 16 | Matheesha Pathirana | Fast Bowler |
| 17 | Vaibhav Arora | Fast Bowler |
| 18 | Kartik Tyagi | Fast Bowler |
| 19 | Mustafizur Rahman | Fast Bowler |
| 20 | Akash Deep | Fast Bowler |
| 21 | Varun Chakaravarthy | Spinners |
| 22 | Prashant Solanki | Spinners |
| 23 | Finn Allen | Wicket-Keeper |
| 24 | Tim Seifert | Wicket-Keeper |
| 25 | Tejasvi Singh | Wicket-Keeper |
KKR Probable Playing XI IPL 2026:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Cameron Green,Tejasvi Singh (wk), Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora.
Get more Cricket News and ICC Rankings. Keep Connect with SportzAction.com.
