As IPL 2026 begins Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are stepping into a fresh phase with experienced Ajinkya Rahane leading the team. After parting ways with key players like Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer, the franchise has reshaped its squad with a smart mix of powerful overseas players and a strong Indian core.
The biggest highlight before the season was signing Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for a massive ₹25.20 crore, showing KKR’s clear plan to strengthen their middle order.
The team has also shown strong trust in its Indian talent by making fan favorite finisher Rinku Singh the vice captain. However, they are dealing with some early injury problems as key fast bowlers Harshit Rana and Akash Deep are ruled out.
Even so, KKR’s biggest strength remains their spin attack with Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy set to lead the bowling at Eden Gardens once again.
IPL 2026: Kolkata knight riders (KKR) player price list
| Player | Price (INR) | Status/Role |
| Cameron Green | ₹25.20 Crore | Auction Buy (Overseas All-rounder) |
| Matheesha Pathirana | ₹18.00 Crore | Auction Buy (Overseas Bowler) |
| Rinku Singh | ₹13.00 Crore | Retained (Batter) |
| Sunil Narine | ₹12.00 Crore | Retained (All-rounder) |
| Varun Chakravarthy | ₹12.00 Crore | Retained (Bowler) |
| Mustafizur Rahman | ₹9.20 Crore | Auction Buy (Overseas Bowler) |
| Harshit Rana | ₹4.00 Crore | Retained (Bowler) |
| Ramandeep Singh | ₹4.00 Crore | Retained (All-rounder) |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | ₹3.00 Crore | Retained (Batter) |
| Tejasvi Singh | ₹3.00 Crore | Auction Buy (Wicket-keeper) |
| Finn Allen | ₹2.00 Crore | Auction Buy (Overseas Wicket-keeper) |
| Rachin Ravindra | ₹2.00 Crore | Auction Buy (Overseas All-rounder) |
| Vaibhav Arora | ₹1.80 Crore | Retained (Bowler) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | ₹1.50 Crore | Retained (Captain/Batter) |
| Rovman Powell | ₹1.50 Crore | Retained (Overseas Batter) |
| Tim Seifert | ₹1.50 Crore | Auction Buy (Overseas Wicket-keeper) |
| Akash Deep | ₹1.00 Crore | Auction Buy (Bowler) |
| Manish Pandey | ₹0.75 Crore | Retained (Batter) |
| Umran Malik | ₹0.75 Crore | Retained (Bowler) |
| Rahul Tripathi | ₹0.75 Crore | Auction Buy (Batter) |
| Anukul Roy | ₹0.40 Crore | Retained (All-rounder) |
| Kartik Tyagi | ₹0.30 Crore | Auction Buy (Bowler) |
| Prashant Solanki | ₹0.30 Crore | Auction Buy (Bowler) |
| Sarthak Ranjan | ₹0.30 Crore | Auction Buy (All-rounder) |
| Daksh Kamra | ₹0.30 Crore | Auction Buy (All-rounder) |
IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) full squad
Batters: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rinku Singh (VC), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Rovman Powell
Wicket-Keepers: Finn Allen (WK), Tim Seifert (WK), Tejasvi Singh (WK)
All-Rounders: Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra
Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Prashant Solanki
IPL 2026: KKR Best playing 11
Finn Allen (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh (VC), Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani, Varun Chakaravarthy.