IPL 2025 KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders Full Schedule, Squad, and Captains

IPL 2025 KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders Full Schedule, Squad, and Captains. The Kolkata Knight Riders, three-time champions of the Indian Premier League, will be defending their title in the 2025 season with a different captain and a well-balanced squad. Founded in 2008, KKR lifted the IPL trophy in 2012, 2014, and most recently in 2024, making it one of the most formidable teams in the league.

Franchise Overview:

Home Ground: Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Capacity: 66,000)
Team Colors: Purple and Gold
Head Coach: Chandrakant Pandit
Mentor: Dwayne Bravo
Ownership: Knight Riders Sports Private Limited

That’s because they’re always in the top three in the IPL, and this is enhanced by their huge fan base, who have made the franchise what it is today. The fans are now looking forward as the season of 2025 approaches to seeing the new leadership team’s performance put into the ropes, or it might be another championship run.

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KKR IPL 2025 Schedule

The 18th edition of the IPL is going to take place from March 22 to May 25, 2025. The matches that KKR was slated to play during the season include:

The opening match and the closing one will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. All the other matches would be played in various Indian cities.

KKR IPL 2025 Squad

KKR’s squad for the 2025 season has been a healthy blend of experienced players and raw emerging talent.

• Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia (wicketkeeper).

• All Rounders: Venkatesh Iyer (vice-captain), Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell

• Bowlers: Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Anrich Nortje

It can be noted that the team has maintained most players they had with them while winning the title in their previous title run, ensuring they would not have to go back to scratch. KKR pick Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for Umran Malik.

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Captains

Ajinkya Rahane—the veteran batter—captains the side in the 2025 season, taking over from Shreyas Iyer, who has shifted allegiance to the Punjab Kings. Venkatesh Iyer is to act as vice-captain. As Rahane stated, he is thankful for this opportunity, and the whole aspect is team-first with great preparations. Here are the captains of KKR throughout the years: