Updated: 20 May 2023
KKR Team 2023 Players List: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Complete Players List, Their IPL Stats And Squad For IPL 2023. The two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders had the lowest purse of 7.05 cr in IPL 2023 mini-auction. They bought 8 players including Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan (1.5 cr) and Namibian all-rounder David Wiese for 1 cr. KKR traded Shardul Thakur from Delhi Capitals (DC), Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson, and Afghan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the Gujarat Titans (GT).
Nitish Rana-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) starts its IPL 2023 campaign against Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 1 at Mohali. PBKS beat KKR by 7 runs by DLS method. Last season was disappointing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they failed to qualify for playoffs. KKR won only 6 out of 14 games and placed 7th in IPL 2022 points table.
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IPL 2023: KKR Team Players List With IPL Stats
| SN | Players | Role | M | Stats |
| 1. | Shreyas Iyer | Batsman | 101 | Runs- 2776 |
| 2. | Nitish Rana | All-Rounder | 104 | Runs- 2586, Wickets-10 |
| 3. | Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | 35 | Runs- 932, Wickets- 3 |
| 4. | Mandeep Singh | Batsman | 111 | Runs- 1706 |
| 5. | N Jadadeesan | WC, Batsman | 13 | Runs- 162 |
| 6. | Litton Das | WC, Batsman | 01 | 04 |
| 7. | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | WC, Batsman | 10 | 217 |
| 8. | Andre Russell | All-Rounder | 111 | Runs- 2255, Wickets- 96 |
| 9. | Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | 161 | Runs- 1045 , Wickets- 161 |
| 10. | Shakib Al Hasan | All-Rounder | 71 | Runs- 793, Wickets- 63 |
| 11. | Rinku Singh | Batsman | 30 | Runs- 666 |
| 12. | David Wiese | All-Rounder | 18 | 148 Runs, Wickets- 16 |
| 13. | Suyash Sharma | Bowler | 10 | 10 |
| 14. | Shardul Thakur | Bowler | 85 | Wickets- 87 |
| 15. | Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | 38 | Wickets- 37 |
| 16. | Umesh Yadav | Bowler | 141 | Wickets- 136 |
| 17. | Tim Southee | Bowler | 54 | Wickets- 47 |
| 18. | Harshit Rana | Bowler | 7 | Wickets- 5 |
| 19. | Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | 56 | Wickets- 61 |
| 20. | Anukul Roy | Bowler | 7 | Wickets- 5 |
| 21. | Kulwant Khejroliya | Bowler | 7 | Wickets- 5 |
| 22. | Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | 9 | Wickets- 6 |
| 23. | Jason Roy | Batsman | 19 | 557 |
Note- Shreyas Iyer & Shakib Al Hasan were ruled out from IPL 2023. KKR signed Jason Roy for 2.8 cr. West Indies Batsman Johnson Charles replaces Litton Das for the remainder of IPL 2023
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad For IPL 2023
Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jadadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das
