Former IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders have assembled a strong squad for the upcoming IPL edition. In this article we will highlight the entire team Kolkata Knight Riders After the IPL 2026 auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ entire squad for IPL 2026 after the auction
Retentions made by Kolkata Knight Riders
Looking at KKR’s performance last season, the team has made conscious choices in terms of retention and has retained players like Ajinkya Rahane, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy.
Key players of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Young batsman Agnikrish Raghuvanshi, who has been a part of Kolkata Knight Riders for the last two seasons, will be hoping for a consistent season this time, as the batsman was in and out of the team in the last season.
If we look at the composition of the team, keeping Raghuvanshi in the top three would not be a bad decision, as he has the ability to shift gears as per the demand of the game and put pressure on the opposition.
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane, who captained the team last season, had a good start to the season individually, but he could not maintain it. As a result, the then defending champions faced a tough time with the bat.
Having said that, the captain did not get the support he expected from the middle order, as there were a few instances when the team could not hold on to the lead they had and will hope to do so in IPL 2026.
Varun Chakraborty
India’s leading spinner in the T20I format, Varun Chakravarthy will look to put all his international cricket experience to good use for KKR to restrict the opposition to a low score or defend the total.
Chakravarthy’s form will be crucial for KKR to improve their chances of winning by performing consistently with the ball next season.
Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana, who has been the talk of the town since making his debut for India in 2024, has started performing well at the international level and KKR will be hoping that he continues the same form in the 19th edition of the IPL.
Harshit Rana will be entrusted with the responsibility of taking wickets in the first six overs for the team and making things easy for the other bowlers in the middle phase of the innings.
Performance of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
KKR are looking for their fourth IPL title, having last won it in 2024 under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, who is no longer a part of the team, and the three-time IPL champions will, in all likelihood, rely on Ajinkya, who also led them last season.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ entire squad for IPL 2026 after the auction
| Purse Expenses: | ₹124.55 crore | purse left: | ₹0.45 crore | |
| Players purchased: | 25 / 25 | Foreign Purchase: | 8 / 8 | |
| player | Situation | Type | Base Value (Crore) | Sold Price (Crore) |
| cameron green | New | bat | 2 | 25.2 |
| Mathisha Pathirana | New | bowl | 2 | 18 |
| Rinku Singh | Maintained | bat | , | 13 |
| Sunil Narine | Maintained | bowl | , | 12 |
| Varun Chakraborty | Maintained | bowl | , | 12 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | New | bowl | 2 | 9.2 |
| Harshit Rana | Maintained | bowl | , | 4 |
| Ramandeep Singh | Maintained | AR | , | 4 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | New | bat | 0.3 | 3 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Maintained | bat | , | 3 |
| Rachin Ravindra | New | AR | 2 | 2 |
| finn allen | New | bat | 2 | 2 |
| Vaibhav Arora | Maintained | bowl | , | 1.8 |
| rovman powell | Maintained | bat | , | 1.5 |
| Tim Seifert | New | bat | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Maintained | bat | , | 1.5 |
| sky lamp | New | bowl | 1 | 1 |
| Rahul Tripathi | New | bat | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Manish Pandey | Maintained | bat | , | 0.75 |
| Umran Malik | Maintained | bowl | , | 0.75 |
| Anukul Roy | Maintained | AR | , | 0.4 |
| Sarthak Ranjan | New | AR | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| efficient room | New | AR | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Prashant Solanki | New | bowl | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Karthik Tyagi | New | bowl | 0.3 | 0.3 |
