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The 2025 season will be the 18th appearance for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. They are one of the ten teams competing this year and will enter as the defending champions after defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the previous edition's final, ending a 10-year trophy drought.
Background
Pre-Auction
Retentions
The player retentions were announced by the teams on October 31, 2024. The Kolkata Knight Riders utilized their entire retention capacity and retained six players: four capped and two uncapped. They have a remaining budget of ₹51 crore (US$6.1 million) and no Right-To-Match (RTM) option available.
| Player | Salary |
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 Rinku Singh |
₹13 crore (US$1.6 million) |
 Sunil Narine |
₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) |
| Varun Chakravarthy |
₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) |
| Andre Russell |
₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) |
| Harshit Rana |
₹4 crore (US$480,000) |
| Ramandeep Singh |
₹4 crore (US$480,000) |
Releases
Kolkata Knight Riders released 17 players ahead of the Mega-Auction, including its title-winning captain, Shreyas Iyer.
| Roles | Players |
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| Batters | Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer |
| Wicket-keepers | KS Bharat, Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| All-rounders | Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Venkatesh Iyer |
| Pacers | Chetan Sakariya, Dushmantha Chameera, Mitchell Starc, Sakib Hussain, Vaibhav Arora |
| Spinners | Allah Ghazanfar, Suyash Sharma |
Mock-Auction
Before the 2025 Mega Auction, the Knight Riders organised a mock auction to understand the fans' choices and the best team will get a chance to conduct a meeting with the KKR Think Tank.
Support Staff changes
Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team, which prevented him from assisting the Knight Riders in the future. As a result, Dwayne Bravo, who has connections with the Knight Riders family from his time playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders, was appointed as the new mentor. Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate also joined Gambhir as the assistant coaches of the Indian team respectively.
| Position | Outgoing | Incoming | Ref. |
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| Mentor | Gautam Gambhir |
Dwayne Bravo |
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| Assistant Coach | Abhishek Nayar |
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| Fielding Coach |  Ryan ten Doeschate |
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Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Given ages are as of 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01).
| Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League | ||||||||
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| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date and age | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
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| TBA | ||||||||
| Batters | ||||||||
| 35 | Rinku Singh | |
(1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹13 crore (US$1.6 million) | |
| 18 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | |
(2004-06-05)5 June 2004 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | |
| 3 | Ajinkya Rahane | |
(1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | |
| 37 | Manish Pandey | |
(1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| — | Luvnith Sisodia | |
(2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | — | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |  |
(2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2023 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| — | Quinton de Kock |  |
(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 32) | Left-handed | — | 2025 | ₹3.6 crore (US$430,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell | |
(1988-04-29)29 April 1988 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas |
| 19 | Ramandeep Singh | |
(1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |
| 25 | Venkatesh Iyer | |
(1994-12-25)25 December 1994 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium pace | 2021 | ₹23.75 crore (US$2.8 million) | |
| 6 | Anukul Roy | |
(1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) | |
| 18 | Moeen Ali |  |
(1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| 52 | Rovman Powell | |
(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
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| 20 | Anrich Nortje | |
(1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹6.5 crore (US$780,000) | Overseas |
| 14 | Vaibhav Arora | |
(1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | ₹1.8 crore (US$220,000) | |
| 22 | Harshit Rana | |
(2001-12-22)22 December 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |
| 21 | Umran Malik | |
(1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | |
| 45 | Spencer Johnson |  |
(1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2025 | ₹2.8 crore (US$340,000) | Overseas |
| Spinners | ||||||||
| 11 | Mayank Markande | |
(1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
| 29 | Varun Chakravarthy | |
(1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | |
(1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2012 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas |
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head / Director of Cricket | Venky Mysore |
| Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
| Head coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
| Batting coach | TBA |
| Bowling coach | Bharat Arun |
| Fielding coach | TBA |
| Mentor | Dwayne Bravo |
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League stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | A/B | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | A/B | Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | A/B | Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | A/B | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | A/B | Lucknow Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | A/B | Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | A/B | Punjab Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | A/B | Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | A/B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | A/B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
References
- "KKR's bowlers rip through SRH to win third IPL title". ESPNcricinfo. 26 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- "KKR vs SRH Cricket Scorecard, Final at Chennai, May 26, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- "Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed". ABP News. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- "Rinku Singh reacts after KKR retain him for IPL 2025". India Today. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- "From World Cup Setback To KKR Star: Varun Chakravarthy's Rise As The IPL's New 'Mystery Spinner'". News24. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "How Can KKR Retain Harshit Rana As Uncapped Indian Player Even If He Makes India Debut In IND vs NZ 3rd Test?". Zee News. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "KKR IPL 2025 retained and released players list". The Indian Express. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- "IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer fails to find spot in KKR retention list". India Today. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- "Kolkata Knight Riders Re-Sign Shreyas Iyer For Rs 4.4 Crore In IPL Mock Auction, Mitchell Starc Returns For 8". Times Now. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "IPL 2025 Auction Update: Rishabh Pant Breaks All Records, KKR's Stunning Bid for Jos Buttler and a Surprise Deal for Shreyas Iyer!". Times Bull. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Mr Gautam Gambhir appointed as Head Coach - BCCI". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "DJ Bravo joins Kolkata Knight Riders as mentor". Kolkata Knight Riders. 27 September 2024.
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