Last Updated on February 21, 2023 by theviralsportsindia
KKR IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders is the only team who wins the most IPL title after Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. However, for the last few years, Kolkata is facing performance issues.
This post will show the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 player list, their strengths, and weaknesses, Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 schedule, and everything you should know about this.
KKR IPL 2023 Squad
| Player Name | Role | Auction Price |
| Shreyas Iyer | Batsman | INR 12.25 Crores(R) |
| Nitish Rana | Batsman | INR 8 crores(R) |
| Rinku Singh | Batsman | INR 55 Lakhs(R) |
| Varun Chakravarty | Bowlers | INR 8 Cr(R) |
| Tim Southee | Bowlers | INR 1.5 crores(R) |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowlers | INR 2 crores(R) |
| Andre Russell | All-rounder | INR 12 Cr(R) |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-rounder | INR 8 Cr(R) |
| Sunil Narine | All-rounder | INR 6 Cr(R) |
| Anukul Roy | All-rounder | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler | Traded from DC |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | Traded from GT |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | WK-Batsman | Traded from DC |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| N Jagadeesan | Batter | INR 90 Lakhs(R) |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | INR 60 Lakhs(R) |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All-rounder | INR 1.5 Crore(R) |
| David Wiese | All-rounder | INR 1 Crore(R) |
| Mandeep Singh | Batter | INR 50 Lakhs |
| Litton Das | Wicket-keeper | INR 50 Lakhs |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs |
KKR IPL 2023 Strength
KKR has a multi-talented squad of players like Russell, Narine, and Shakib. Andre Russell plays extraordinarily well and Venkatesh Iyer also bowls medium pace and also does sufficient batting.
Rinku Singh is one of the best assets for Kolkata, he has played only 17 matches for KKR, but he had made 174 runs at a strike rate of 149.
KKR IPL 2023 Weakness
KKR is totally depending on the all-rounders and that’s the biggest reason Kolkata Knight Riders facing the issues in the last few years.
Chakravarthy’s form is also a concern for them. he just took six scalps in IPL 2022 with an economy rate of 8.51.
KKR IPL 2023 full schedule :
⦿ Match 1: April 1 – Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mohali (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 2: April 6 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 3: April 9 – Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Ahmedabad (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 4: April 14 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 5: April 16 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 6: April 20 – Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 7: April 23 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 8: April 26 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 9: April 29 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, Kolkata (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 10: May 4 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 11: May 8 – Kolkata Knight RIders vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 12: May 11 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 13: May 14 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 14: May 20 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
KKR IPL 2023 Retained Players List
These are the players retained by KKR in IPL 2023 Auction :
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | Batsmen | 12.25 crore |
| Nitish Rana | Batsmen | 8 crore |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | 8 Crore |
| Andre Russell | All-Rounder | 12 Crore |
| Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | 6 Crore |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Tim Southee | Bowler | 1.5 crore |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | 8 Crore |
| Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | 20 lakh |
| Rinku Singh | Batsmen | 55 lakh |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Batsman/Wicket-keeper | 50 lakh |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler | 10.75 Crore |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | 10 Crore |
KKR Released Players in IPL 2023
These are the players released by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023 Auction :
- A. Finch
- Abhijeet Tomar
- A. Rahane
- Alex Hales
- Ashok Sharma
- Baba Indrajith
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Mohammad Nabi
- P. Cummins
- Pratham Singh
- Ramesh Kumar
- Rasikh Dar
- Sam Billings
- Sheldon Jackson
- Shivam Mavi
KKR IPL 2023 New Players
These are the players bought by KKR in IPL 2023 Auction :
- Litton Das (Rs 50 lakhs)
- Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 20 lakh)
- David Wiese (Rs 1 crore)
- Suyash Sharma (Rs 20 lakh)
- Vaibhav Arora (Rs 60 lakh)
- N. Jagadeesan (Rs 90 lakh)
- Mandeep Singh (50 lakhs)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Rs 1.5 crore)
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